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spaceport

[speys-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈspeɪsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /
NOUN
shuttle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
airplane plane shuttle bus spacecraft train
STRONG
transporter
NOUN
space platform
Synonyms
WEAK
launching base space airport space dock space laboratory space observatory space station
NOUN
space station
Synonyms
WEAK
advance base astro station cosmic stepping-stone island base manned station space airport space island space platform spaceport station

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One hundred or more could take off this year, possibly making it the busiest spaceport in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The site's position close to the equator was more suitable for some missions than the Russian-operated spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

There’s also a spaceport, a haunted house and a re-creation of London’s Tower Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

A rocket engine has exploded during a launch test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

I drew several spaceships entering and leaving his cavernous nostrils, like they were docking at a spaceport.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge