spaceport

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UK/ˈspeɪs.pɔːt/

noun

A site for launching spacecraft.

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Meanings

nounspaceport (plural spaceports)

plural spaceports

  1. space flightA site for launching spacecraft.

    Ashley: You're Dr. Warren, the one in charge of the excavation. Do you know what happened to the beacon? Dr. Warren: It was moved to the spaceport this morning. Manuel and I stayed behind to help pack up the camp.

    2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime

    Synonyms: cosmodrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA site for launching spacecraft.

Similar
cosmodrome
Also see
cosmodrome

Origin

From space + port; compare airport.

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Translations

Arabic مِينَاء فَضَائِيّ
  • مِينَاء فَضَائِيّ (mīnāʔ faḍāʔiyy)a site for launching spacecraft
Bulgarian космодру́м
  • космодру́м (kosmodrúm)a site for launching spacecraft
Chinese Mandarin 航天站, 太空港
  • 航天站 (hángtiānzhàn)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 太空港 (tàikōnggǎng)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 太空站 (tàikōngzhàn)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 航天港 (hángtiāngǎng)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 航天發射場 /航天发射场 (hángtiān fāshèchǎng)a site for launching spacecraft
Czech kosmodrom
  • kosmodroma site for launching spacecraft
Danish rumhavn
  • rumhavna site for launching spacecraft
Dutch ruimtehaven, kosmodroom
  • ruimtehavena site for launching spacecraft
  • kosmodrooma site for launching spacecraft
Finnish laukaisukeskus
  • laukaisukeskusa site for launching spacecraft
French cosmodrome, base de lancement
  • cosmodromea site for launching spacecraft
  • base de lancementa site for launching spacecraft
German Weltraumbahnhof, Kosmodrom
  • Weltraumbahnhofa site for launching spacecraft
  • Kosmodroma site for launching spacecraft
Hebrew נְמַל־חָלָל
  • נְמַל־חָלָל (nemál-khalál)a site for launching spacecraft
Hindi प्रक्षेपण केंद्र
  • प्रक्षेपण केंद्र (prakṣepaṇ kendra)a site for launching spacecraft
Hungarian űrkikötő, űrközpont
  • űrkikötőa site for launching spacecraft
  • űrközponta site for launching spacecraft
Japanese 射場, 宇宙基地
  • 射場 (shajō)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 宇宙基地 (uchū kichi)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 宇宙船基地 (uchūsen kichi)a site for launching spacecraft
Korean 우주기지, 우주공항
  • 우주기지 (ujugiji)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 우주공항 (ujugonghang)a site for launching spacecraft
  • 우주선 기지 (ujuseon giji)a site for launching spacecraft
Polish kosmodrom
  • kosmodroma site for launching spacecraft
Portuguese espaçoporto
  • espaçoportoa site for launching spacecraft
Russian космодро́м, космопо́рт
  • космодро́м (kosmodróm)a site for launching spacecraft
  • космопо́рт (kosmopórt)a site for launching spacecraft
Swedish rymdhamn, rymdbas
  • rymdhamna site for launching spacecraft
  • rymdbasa site for launching spacecraft
Thai ท่าอวกาศยาน
  • ท่าอวกาศยาน (tâa-à-wá-gàat-yaan)a site for launching spacecraft
Ukrainian космодро́м, космопо́рт
  • космодро́м (kosmodróm)a site for launching spacecraft
  • космопо́рт (kosmopórt)a site for launching spacecraft
Vietnamese sân bay vũ trụ
  • sân bay vũ trụa site for launching spacecraft
Cite this entry
APA

spaceport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceport

MLA

“spaceport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceport. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spaceport,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceport.

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