spaceship

== English == === Alternative forms === space ship === Etymology === space +‎ ship (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === spaceship (plural spaceships) (astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space. (cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position. (programming) The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second. (slang) A computer. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) ==== Synonyms ==== (vehicle): spacecraft ==== Hypernyms ==== ship ==== Hyponyms ==== (vehicle): generation ship space station starship (pattern): glider lightweight spaceship middleweight spaceship oblique spaceship engineered spaceship knightship ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === flying saucer spacecraft starship UFO === Further reading === spaceship on Wikipedia.Wikipedia