shuttlecraft

English

Etymology

From shuttle +‎ -craft.

Pronunciation

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Noun

shuttlecraft (plural shuttlecrafts or shuttlecraft)

  1. A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.
    • 2017 February 3, “Super Bowl bound? Things to do in Houston besides the big game”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 31 December 2025:
      At the nonprofit science and space learning center, you can get a taste of what it's like to work in space, have lunch with an astronaut, check out shuttlecraft and get an up-close look at space suits.
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