"rocketport" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rocketports [plural]
Etymology: Compound of rocket + port. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|rocket|port}} Compound of rocket + port Head templates: {{en-noun}} rocketport (plural rocketports)
  1. (chiefly science fiction) A spaceport. Categories (topical): Science fiction

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