"generation ship" meaning in English

See generation ship in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: generation ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} generation ship (plural generation ships)
  1. (science fiction, space flight) A type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Space, Spacecraft, Time Coordinate_terms: sleeper ship
    Sense id: en-generation_ship-en-noun-G-cDvARy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Interstellar travel, Space colonization Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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