SPACESHIP

starship, spaceship

(noun) a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spaceship (plural spaceships)

A vehicle that flies through space.

(cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.

Hyponym: glider

(programming) The operator <=> in the Perl, PHP and Ruby programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.

Synonyms

• (vehicle): spacecraft

Hypernyms

• ship

Hyponyms

• generation ship

Source: Wiktionary



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EXECUTION

(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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