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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spaceship |
| Synonyms: | UFO, flying saucer, rocket, rocket ship, satellite, shuttle, space capsule, space probe, space shuttle, unidentified flying object |
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| Main Entry: | flying saucer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spaceship |
| Synonyms: | UFO, extraterrestrial spacecraft, extraterrestrial vessel, spacecraft, spaceship, unidentified flying object |
| Main Entry: | rocket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectile |
| Synonyms: | ICBM, booster, firework, guided missile, intercontinental ballistic missile, missile, spacecraft, spaceship, torpedo, weapon |
| Notes: | the term for a combustible or explosive or pyrotechnic ('pertaining to fire art') projectile was 'rocket' until fireworks was used in 1777 to describe these in connection with the first Fourth of July celebration. 'Rockets' are still the most popular form of firework. Rockets are lifted by recoil from the jet of fire created by the burning ingredients - and they are designed for maximum combustion and maximum thrust. Fireworks originated in ancient China. The word firecracker refers to those that make loud sounds and sparklers are those that send off a shower of sparks. a missile is a whole vehicle ready for launching; a rocket is a type of engine that powers a missile |
| Main Entry: | shuttle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | space shuttle |
| Synonyms: | airplane, plane, shuttle bus, spacecraft, spaceport, train, transporter |
| Main Entry: | satellite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subsidiary |
| Synonyms: | ancillary, asteroid, luna, moon, rocket, spacecraft, sputnik |
| Main Entry: | space capsule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | space module |
| Synonyms: | ballistic capsule, capsule, command module, exploratory ship, lunar module, module, space shuttle, spacecraft, spaceship |
| Main Entry: | unidentified flying object |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unknown flying object |
| Synonyms: | UFO, extraterrestrial spacecraft, flying saucer, spacecraft, spaceship |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | craft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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