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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

space shuttle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
space shut-tle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.

noun

The reusable winged orbiter of this system.

noun

Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.

noun

Any vehicle capable of repeatedly travelling between destinations in outer space carrying people or cargo.

Inflected Forms

Space Shuttles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Buran

Questions

What does space shuttle mean?
A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.

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