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German word
Raumschiff
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʁaʊ̯mʃɪf/
Meaning
- neuter nounspaceship
Example
Die Tür des Raumschiffs ist offen.
The spaceship's door is open.
More examples
Auf dem Raumschiff ist nur begrenzt Platz zum Leben.
Living space is limited on the spaceship.
Core concept
A vehicle imagined as a ship, traveling through the black space beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Common phrases
auf dem Raumschiff leben
live on the spaceship
das Innenleben des Raumschiffs
the spaceship's interior
ein bemanntes Raumschiff
a crewed spaceship
Similar words
Raumfahrzeug: A vehicle built for travel or work in space.
Rakete: A powered vehicle launched to carry equipment or cargo into space.
Satellit: An artificial device placed in orbit around Earth or another celestial body.
Raumsonde: An unmanned instrument sent to observe space or celestial bodies.
Definition in German
Ein Fahrzeug, das Menschen oder Nutzlasten in den Weltraum bringt oder dort betrieben wird.
Word origin
Raumschiff is a compound of Raum, meaning space and here outer space, and Schiff, meaning ship.
Usage tips
- Raumschiff is neuter, with the plural Raumschiffe; its genitive form is Raumschiffs, as in die Tür des Raumschiffs.
Other meanings
- spacecraftnoun
Related words
- Raumschiffmodellmodel spaceshipnoun
- Raumschiffcockpitspaceship cockpitnoun