Meanings
adjectivestarfaring (not comparable)
alternative star-faring · alternative star faring
- not comparablespace flightliteratureTravelling among the stars.
The Migrant Fleet is the largest concentration of starfaring vessels in the galaxy, sprawling across millions of kilometers. It can take days for the entire fleet to pass through a mass relay.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Migrant Fleet Codex entry
Origin
From star + faring, modelled on seafaring.
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APA
starfaring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starfaring
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starfaring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starfaring.
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