"planetship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: planetships [plural]
Etymology: planet + ship Etymology templates: {{com|en|planet|ship}} planet + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} planetship (plural planetships)
  1. (science fiction) A spacecraft for relatively short journeys in the vicinity of a planet. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-planetship-en-noun-iIXocTT1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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