Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shuttlecraft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: shut-tle-craft
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From shuttle + -craft.

Inflected Forms

shuttlecrafts (plural)

Questions

What does shuttlecraft mean?: A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.
Where does shuttlecraft come from?: From shuttle + -craft.

How to pronounce shuttlecraft

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