spaceport

spaceport

English

Etymology

space +‎ port; compare airport

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈspeɪs.pɔːt/

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• Rhymes: -eɪspɔːt

Noun

spaceport (plural spaceports)

1. A site for launching spacecraft.
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Eden Prime:

     Ashley: You're Dr. Warren, the one in charge of the excavation. Do you know what happened to the beacon?
     Dr. Warren: It was moved to the spaceport this morning. Manuel and I stayed behind to help pack up the camp.

Synonyms

• cosmodrome

Translations

a site for launching spacecraft

Bulgarian: космодрум m (kosmodrum) Chinese: Mandarin: 航天站 (hángtiānzhàn), 太空港 (tàikōnggǎng), 太空站 (zh) (tàikōngzhàn), 航天港 (hángtiāngǎng), 航天發射場, 航天发射场 (hángtiān fāshèchǎng) Czech: kosmodrom (cs) m Dutch: ruimtehaven f, kosmodroom m or n Finnish: laukaisukeskus French: cosmodrome (fr) m, base de lancement (fr) f Georgian: კოსმოდრომი (ḳosmodromi) German: Weltraumbahnhof (de) m, Kosmodrom (de) m Hungarian: űrkikötő Japanese: 射場 (しゃじょう, shajō), 宇宙基地 (うちゅうきち, uchū kichi), 宇宙船基地 (うちゅうせんきち, uchūsen kichi) Portuguese: espaçoporto Russian: космодро́м (ru) m (kosmodróm), космопо́рт (ru) m (kosmopórt)