noun
shuttlecraft
noun
1
A small spacecraft used mainly for short trips, often between a larger ship and a planet's surface.
"The crew boarded a shuttlecraft to reach the space station."
How to Use Shuttlecraft
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small spacecraft used for short hops, a term especially familiar from science fiction.
Word Forms
shuttlecrafts plural, shuttlecraft plural
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Etymology
From "shuttle" plus "-craft," as in "aircraft."