"torchship" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-torchship.wav Forms: torchships [plural]
Etymology: Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|torch|ship|t1=a torch drive}} Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} torchship (plural torchships)
  1. (science fiction) A spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”). Categories (topical): Nuclear fusion, Nuclear rocketry, Science fiction, Spacecraft

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