noun
Starfighter
noun
1
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a real Cold War-era jet fighter aircraft designed for very high speed and altitude.
"The airbase museum has a retired F-104 Starfighter on display."
2
In science fiction, a small, fast spacecraft built for combat, flown much like a fighter jet but in space.
"The pilot climbed into her starfighter as the alarm sounded across the fleet."
"The film's space battle featured dozens of starfighters weaving between capital ships."
How to Use Starfighter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a real Cold War jet fighter, or a fictional fighter-style spaceship in sci-fi.
Word Forms
Starfighters plural, starfighters plural
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Etymology
From "star" plus "fighter," first as the name of a real 1950s jet, later borrowed by science fiction for space-combat craft.