Earthship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A solar-heated house made of natural and recycled materials, such as earth-filled tyres.

    "If you like the idea of building an Earthship, but can't, perhaps because your neighbors would hang you by your toes from a tree, or if you don't like the appearance of an Earthship but like many of its features, don't despair."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Earthship. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    The Earth, considered as a spaceship moving through space. poetic
  4. 4
    A spaceship originating from or belonging to Earth.

Example

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"Tom and Mary built an earthship."

Etymology

Compound of Earth + ship. In the architectural sense, coined by American architect Michael E. Reynolds.

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