torchship

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noun

A spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion).

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Meanings

nountorchship (plural torchships)

plural torchships

  1. literatureA spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion).
  2. space flightliteratureA spacecraft whose propulsion system has both very high thrust and very high specific impulse.

Origin

Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.

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APA

torchship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchship

MLA

“torchship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torchship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchship.

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