English Explanatory Dictionary

generation ship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-generation ship.wav

Word forms

generation ship generation ships

Synonyms

generation starship world ship
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