torchship
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.
Noun[edit]
torchship (plural torchships)
- (science fiction) A spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
References[edit]
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “torchship, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.