ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spacefaring

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Spacefaring is an adjective meaning Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.

Meaning

Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.

More Meanings

  1. (The practice of) spaceflight.

Example Sentences

If God wanted man to become a spacefaring species, He would have given man a moon.
His startup rocket company, SpaceX, has leapfrogged Boeing and others to own America’s spacefaring future.
Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something never seen before or since: a species of spacefaring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence.

Synonyms for spacefaring

Depending on context, synonyms include spaceflight.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spaceflight, spacecraft, aerospace, spatial, space, spaceflight-specific.

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