单词 | shuttlecraft |
释义 | > as lemmasshuttlecraft shuttlecraft n. (plural unchanged) a vehicle used as a shuttle; (esp. in Science Fiction) a spacecraft used as a shuttle. ΚΠ 1950 N.Y. Times 1 Apr. 4/6 Communist authorities in Shanghai had prohibited the use of the LST's as shuttle craft to the General Gordon, which was prevented by the danger of mines from entering the harbour. 1967 E. Hamilton Weapon from Beyond 150 They marched across the blowing sand and into the golden shuttle-craft that would take them to the rescue ship. 1992 J. Creighton Oil on Troubled Waters (BNC) 70 When the Liberian shuttle tanker Medusa was hit on 10 June 1986, it was its third hit in nine months. The insurance market identified shuttle craft as the most vulnerable in the Gulf and raised premiums accordingly. 2001 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Electronic ed.) 4 Apr. Annoyed that Tempest does not listen to her, the science officer makes good her escape on the ship's only shuttlecraft. < as lemmas |
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