"sleeper ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleeper ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeper ship (plural sleeper ships)
  1. (science fiction) A spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Spacecraft Coordinate_terms: generation ship
    Sense id: en-sleeper_ship-en-noun-k97Vs3-3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Interstellar travel, Space colonization Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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