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Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any vehicle capable of repeatedly travelling between destinations in outer space carrying people or cargo.
  • Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.

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Proper noun:

  • A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.
  • The reusable winged orbiter itself.

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