jumpship
See also: jump ship
English
Noun
jumpship (plural jumpships)
- (science fiction) A spaceship able to instantaneously move large distances through space by traveling through hyperspace or jumpspace.
- 2015, Jacey Bedford, Crossways, New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 59:
- Ben stared at the hologram. "The megacorps don't have quite the monopoly on fast transit that they think they have," he said. "But it would certainly help if we had a few more jumpships. That would solve a lot of transit problems."
References
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “jumpship, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
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