spaceship

noun/ˈspeɪsʃɪp/CEFR A2

মহাকাশযান

Meaning

A vehicle that travels through space, especially one carrying people in a story.

Example sentences

  • The spaceship landed in the desert.মহাকাশযানটি মরুভূমিতে নামল।
  • He drew a spaceship on the cover.মলাটে সে একটি মহাকাশযান এঁকেছিল।

Common phrases with “spaceship”

  • board the spaceshipমহাকাশযানে ওঠা
  • an alien spaceshipভিনগ্রহী মহাকাশযান
  • launch a spaceshipমহাকাশযান উৎক্ষেপণ

A common mistake

The agency launched a spaceship to study the comet.→The agency launched a spacecraft to study the comet.

Spacecraft is the technical word and covers everything, crewed or not. Spaceship belongs to stories and to children's drawings, and suggests people are aboard.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: spacecraft, shuttle

Similar words, and what each means

  • spacecraft

    মহাকাশযান

    A vehicle designed to travel or operate in outer space.

  • shuttle

    শাটল, ছোট আসা-যাওয়ার যান

    A bus, train, or plane that travels often between two nearby places.

Other English words for “মহাকাশযান”

  • spacecraft

    A vehicle designed to travel or operate in outer space.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “spaceship” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • শৃঙ্খলা, শাস্ত্র, জ্ঞানশাখা, আত্মনিয়ন্ত্রণ
    • • প্রশান্তিদায়ক ওষুধ
    • • তালা মিস্ত্রি, চাবিওয়ালা
    • • মহাকাশযান
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    মহাকাশযান — spaceship (noun) — মহাকাশযান. A vehicle that travels through space, especially one carrying people in a story.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “spaceship”?

    • • whirlwind
    • • spacecraft
    • • modularity
    • • awe
    Show the answer

    spacecraft — spacecraft — মহাকাশযান. A vehicle designed to travel or operate in outer space.

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