adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   spaceflight. uncountable
2. 2
   a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space. not-comparable

   "If God wanted man to become a spacefaring species, He would have given man a moon."

Synonyms

All synonyms

space travelspaceflightspaceflight

Example

More examples

"The Klingons are a warrior spacefaring race."

Etymology

From space + faring, by analogy with seafaring.

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