SPACE VEHICLE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase space vehicle. (close relations)
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| spacecraft | nounn | |||||
noun • a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun | ||||||
| capsule | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a small container • a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside • a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses • a shortened version of a written work • a structure that encloses a body part • a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space • a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute verb • enclose in a capsule • put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | ||||||
| orbiter | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | ||||||
| probe | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities • a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities • an exploratory action or expedition • an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity verb • question or examine thoroughly and closely • examine physically with or as if with a probe | ||||||
| rocket | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine • a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion • erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender • propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon • sends a firework display high into the sky verb • shoot up abruptly, like a rocket • propel with a rocket | ||||||
| satellite | nounn | |||||
noun • man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon • a person who follows or serves another • any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star adjective satellite • surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power verb • broadcast or disseminate via satellite | ||||||
| shuttle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers • public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points • bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads verb • travel back and forth between two points | ||||||
| spaceship | nounn | |||||
noun • a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | ||||||
| ballistic capsule | nounn | |||||
noun • a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun | ||||||
