starbase

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noun

A base (for trading, military operations, etc.) located in space, among the stars.

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Starbase TexasBoca Chica SpaceportBoca ChicaBrownsville SpaceportBrownsvilleSouth Texas SpaceportStarbase LouisianaPecan Island Spaceport
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Meanings

starbase1

nounstarbase (plural starbases)

plural starbases

  1. space flightliteratureA base (for trading, military operations, etc.) located in space, among the stars.
  2. alternativefurnitureAlternative form of star base.

Starbase2

proper noun
  1. A city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.

    Synonyms: Starbase Texas

  2. A spaceport in Starbase, Boca Chica, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States.

    While the first test flight of Starship and Super Heavy blew up a launchpad at SpaceX’s Starbase facilities in 2023, January’s Flight 7 and Thursday’s Flight 8 both allowed Starship to travel out over the Atlantic and Caribbean before exploding near populated islands.

    2025 March 6, Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, “SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2025

    Synonyms: Boca Chica Spaceport, Boca Chica, Brownsville Spaceport, Brownsville, South Texas Spaceport, Starbase Texas

  3. A planned spaceport in Pecan Island, Vermillion County, Louisiana, United States

    Synonyms: Starbase Louisiana, Pecan Island Spaceport, Pecan Island

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.

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Starbase Texas

proper nounA spaceport in Starbase, Boca Chica, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States.

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Boca Chica SpaceportBoca ChicaBrownsville SpaceportBrownsvilleSouth Texas SpaceportStarbase Texas

proper nounA planned spaceport in Pecan Island, Vermillion County, Louisiana, United States

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Starbase LouisianaPecan Island SpaceportPecan Island

Origin

starbase · noun

From star + base.

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Starbase · proper noun

From starbase, from star + base. From "star" being used in the naming of space-related terms, and being a base for such operations. Coined by billionaire Elon Musk in 2021.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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