B2
spacecraft vs spaceship
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| spacecraftnoun/ˈspeɪs.kræft/ | Meaning a vehicle that travels in space, with or without people on board | Goes with launch a spacecraft | Example Engineers launched an unmanned spacecraft to study the edge of the solar system. |
| spaceshipnoun/ˈspeɪs.ʃɪp/ | Meaning a vehicle that travels through space | Goes with — | Example The astronauts waited inside the spaceship before it left the Earth. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
A crewed requires far stricter safety checks.