lifeship

English

Etymology

Compound of life +‎ ship.

Noun

lifeship (plural lifeships)

1. (science fiction) A spaceship serving as an emergency medical center.
   • 2004, Iain M. Banks, The Algebraist, London: Orbit, →ISBN, page 459:

     You target our habs and lifeships, you slaughter us in our millions. We attack your military and infrastructure. And you call us the terrorists.

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “lifeship, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.