Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crewed spacecraft designed for interstellar travel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or condition of being a star, as the chief actor in a dramatic company.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
spacecraft capable of traveling to thesolar systems of otherstars
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
Etymologies
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Examples
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"That's what this starship is all about; that's why we're aboard her."
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TrekMovie has a first look at the USS Kelvin, a Federation starship from the generation before the Enterprise.
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In particular, Kirk's inquiry about what God needs with a starship is legitimately classic line and a key bit of Star Trek theology (on which more below).
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When a weak distress signal from a long-lost starship is received by a merchant on the edge of known space, Hansen grasps its significance at once and informs Cheveldeoff.
The Plot Synopsis Project II ewillett 2008
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- No matter where a starship is being hit it always damages in some way the command bridge.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The 40 things that ONLY happen in movies 2005
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What if, for instance, your name was David Gerrold, and you called your starship captain Jonathan Corie?
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Return to that tin can you call a starship or to that adorable Ocampan you’re so fond of.
String Theory, Book 3: Evolution Heather Jarman 2006
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Hope's Folly (2009) by Linnea Sinclair blends military SF and romance in a story that pits a rag-tag starship crew against a powerful empire.
MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 2) 2009
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Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny.
Surfing the Curves of Change Fresca 2010
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Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny.
P.S. Reciprocity Fresca 2010
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