planetship

Etymology

From planet + ship.

planetship means A spacecraft for relatively short journeys in the vicinity of a planet. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A spacecraft for relatively short journeys in the vicinity of a planet.“If an interstellar flight belongs in the category of very slow flight, the corresponding starship is converted into a planetship for rapid flights within the solar system.”