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China has one of the most active space programs in the world. With launch vehicles of the Long March rocket family and four spaceports (Jiuquan, Taiyuan
Chinese_space_program
Spaceflight programme in China
The China Manned Space Program (CMS; Chinese: 中国载人航天工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zàirén Hángtiān Gōngchéng), also known as Project 921 (Chinese: 九二一工程; pinyin:
China_Manned_Space_Program
Lunar research program (2004–present)
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese: 中国探月工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin:
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program
Chinese modular space station (since 2021)
The Tiangong space station (Chinese: 天宫; pinyin: Tiāngōng; lit. 'Heavenly Palace'), officially the China Space Station (CSS; 中国空间站; Zhōngguó kōngjiānzhàn)
Tiangong_space_station
History of female astronauts in China
China National Space Administration, many women also hold leadership positions in the Chinese space program, and actively contribute to the Chinese space
Chinese_women_in_space
Food consumed by astronauts in outer space
recent years, space food has been used by various nations engaging in space programs as a way to share and show off their cultural identity and facilitate
Space_food
European Space Agency programmes and missions Japanese space program British space programme – Official efforts to develop space capabilities Chinese space program
List of space programs of the United States
List_of_space_programs_of_the_United_States
habitation facilities. The purpose of maintaining a space station varies depending on the program. Most often space stations have been research stations, but they
List_of_space_stations
Space station program of the People's Republic of China
Tiangong program (Chinese: 天宫空间站工程; pinyin: Tiāngōng kōngjiānzhàn gōngchéng; lit. 'Heavenly Palace Space Station Project') is China's space program to create
Tiangong_program
Space agency of Russia
and planning the International Lunar Research Station, with the Chinese space program and 11 other countries. Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of
Roscosmos
National space agency of the People's Republic of China
Wenchang Space Launch Site Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Xichang China portal Rocketry portal Spaceflight portal Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Planetary
China National Space Administration
China_National_Space_Administration
Office for China's human spaceflight program
website of China Manned Space Program. China Manned Space Agency represents the Chinese government to take management responsibilities for the China Manned
China_Manned_Space_Agency
Chinese space suit
space suit (Chinese: 飞天航天服; pinyin: Fēitiān Hángtiān Fù) is an extravehicular space suit design developed and used by the China Manned Space Program.
Feitian_space_suit
Chinese state-owned defense and aerospace company
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is a main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation
Propaganda about space exploration and science
first astronaut into space. The Chinese had successfully launched a satellite in the 1970s. There was a pause in the Chinese program for a couple decades
Space_propaganda
Chinese super-heavy rocket in development
initial crewed landings. The Chinese space program has also proposed CZ-9 launches for crewed missions to Mars and space-based solar power and data centers
Long_March_9
American space and aeronautics agency
and Space Administration (NASA /ˈnæsə/) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and
NASA
Military unit
space pioneers Qian Xuesen, Zhao Jiuzhang and others were commissioned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to establish the "581 Group of the Chinese Academy
Astronaut_Center_of_China
a Chinese nuclear first strike in response to an American biological weapons program. List of nuclear weapons tests of China Chinese space program According
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
Space warfare arm of the People's Liberation Army
Aerospace Force (PLAASF, Chinese: 中国人民解放军军事航天部队, romanized: Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn jūnshì hángtiān bùduì) is the space service branch of the People's
People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force
People's_Liberation_Army_Aerospace_Force
Women who travel to space
astronaut to go to space. China has sent three women to space. In 2012, the Chinese space program sent their first woman Liu Yang to space aboard Shenzhou
Women_in_space
Space exploration program conducted by the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1991
The Soviet space program (Russian: Космическая программа СССР, romanized: Kosmicheskaya programma SSSR) was the state space program of the Soviet Union
Soviet_space_program
Military unit
Mission. China portal Outer space portal China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chinese space program Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Planetary
Chinese_Deep_Space_Network
Spaceflight with a crew or passengers
taikonauts (Chinese); and non-professionals are referred to as spaceflight participants or spacefarers. Humans have had a continuous presence in space since
Human_spaceflight
Chinese reusable robotic spaceplane
Shenlong (simplified Chinese: 神龙; traditional Chinese: 神龍; pinyin: shén lóng; lit. 'divine dragon') is a Chinese reusable robotic spaceplane currently
Shenlong_(spacecraft)
This is a list of Chinese astronauts (Chinese: 航天员 hángtiānyuán). The list includes individuals trained by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
List_of_Chinese_astronauts
2003 first human spaceflight mission of China
Shenzhou 5 (Chinese: 神舟五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Wǔ Hào, see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on
Shenzhou_5
Planned Chinese Mars sample return mission
portal China portal China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chinese space program Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Planetary Exploration of China Tianwen-1
Tianwen-3
Chinese military initiative
China's anti-satellite (ASAT) program has been under development since 1964. The ASAT program has since been moved from Program 640 to Program 863, the
ASAT_program_of_China
Investigation of outer space
International Space Station (ISS), built between 1998 and 2011. The 2000s brought advancements in the national space-exploration programs of China, the European
Space_exploration
Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos" (Roscosmos) of Russia, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the China National Space Administration
List of government space agencies
List_of_government_space_agencies
2008 Chinese crewed spaceflight
(simplified Chinese: 神舟七号; traditional Chinese: 神舟七號; pinyin: Shénzhōu Qī Hào) was the third human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program. The mission
Shenzhou_7
National Space Agency of Pakistan
in the rocket development program launched by the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan. The agency leads the National Space Program (NSP) and maintains the orbital
SUPARCO
civilian and military space programs through regulatory agencies. The early history of U.S. space policy is linked to the U.S.–Soviet Space Race of the 1960s
Space policy of the United States
Space_policy_of_the_United_States
Chinese military officer and taikonaut (born 1965)
sent into space by the Chinese space program. This mission, Shenzhou 5, made China the third country to independently send humans into space. He is currently
Yang_Liwei
Space travel by primates
non-human primates flew in the space program; none flew more than once. Numerous backup primates also went through the programs but never flew. Monkeys and
Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
NASA-led lunar exploration program
The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans
Artemis_program
Spacecraft crew member
"kosmos" (космос), meaning "space", also borrowed from Greek κόσμος). Comparatively recent successes of the China Manned Space Program have led to the rise of
Astronaut
Chinese Solar System exploration program
Exploration of China (PEC; Chinese: 中国行星探测; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xíngxīng Tàncè), is the robotic interplanetary spaceflight program conducted by the China National
Planetary Exploration of China
Planetary_Exploration_of_China
United States federal law
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from using government funds to engage in direct, bilateral cooperation with the Chinese government and China-affiliated
Wolf_Amendment
Chinese space program
the Chinese Academy of Sciences began demonstrating the feasibility of space gravitational wave detection, proposing the "Taiji Program" for China's space
Taiji_program
One of the physical forms of elemental oxygen
and the Space Shuttle main engines used liquid oxygen.[citation needed] As of 2026, many active rockets use liquid oxygen: Chinese space program CASC: Long
Liquid_oxygen
Space program of the Philippines
The space program of the Philippines is currently maintained by the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) together with various agencies under the Department
Philippine_space_program
Type of spacecraft
(October 18, 2005). "China's Space Program: An Overview" (PDF). CRS Report for Congress. "Bion-M 1, 2, 3 (12KSM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-06-23
Space_capsule
Biennial military and civil aircraft exhibition
elements of the Chinese space program, such as a flown Mengzhou capsule, Moon rocks retrieved by the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, and future models
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition
China_International_Aviation_&_Aerospace_Exhibition
Launch site
coordinates) The Wenchang Space Launch Site (Chinese: 文昌航天发射场) is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan, in China. Formally a suborbital
Wenchang_Space_Launch_Site
the Xuntian space telescope in the future. As the first step of distance outer space exploration, the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program was approved
History_of_spaceflight
Chinese space station (2011–2018)
Tiangong-1 (Chinese: 天宫一号; pinyin: Tiāngōng yīhào; lit. 'Heavenly Palace 1') was China's first prototype space station. It orbited Earth from September
Tiangong-1
Space service branch of the U.S. military
still extant. The United States Space Force traces its origins to the Air Force, Army, and Navy's military space programs created during the beginning of
United_States_Space_Force
The French space program includes both civil and military spaceflight activities. It is the third oldest national space program in the world, after the
French_space_program
Ongoing space research program
The International Space Station program is the space program of the International Space Station. It is tied together by a complex set of legal, political
International Space Station program
International_Space_Station_program
Habitable artificial satellite
habitation facilities. The purpose of maintaining a space station varies depending on the program. Most often space stations have been research stations, but they
Space_station
Space program of the Federative Republic of Brazil
The Brazilian space program is the rocketry and space exploration programs conducted by Brazil from 1961, under GOCNAE (Group for the Organization of the
Brazilian_space_program
Chinese quantum research satellite
Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS; Chinese: 量子科学实验卫星; pinyin: Liàngzǐ kēxué shíyàn wèixīng; lit. 'Quantum Science Experiment Satellite'), is a Chinese research
Quantum Experiments at Space Scale
Quantum_Experiments_at_Space_Scale
Manned Spacecraft sub-system
921-3 is often used for the Chinese spaceplane program.[not verified in body] The Chinese National Manned Space Program was given the designation of
China's_spaceplane_program
China crewed lunar surface lander
The Lanyue (Chinese: 揽月; pinyin: lǎn yuè; lit. 'embracing the Moon'), known during early development as the China crewed lunar surface lander, is a spacecraft
Lanyue
Chinese failed satellite launch in 1996
similar failed launch at Xichang, it is the deadliest accident of the Chinese space program. The accident investigation identified a failure in the guidance
Intelsat_708
Renewed 21st-century competition in space exploration
technological development in the 21st century, primarily between the space programs of China and the United States, as well as other nations and private spaceflight
New_Space_Race
1996 nonfiction book by Iris Chang
chief progenitor of the Chinese space program. The book tells a story of Tsien Hsue-Shen, a Chinese scientist who left China in 1935 and studied under
Thread_of_the_Silkworm
Chinese satellite developer and manufacturer
MinoSpace (Chinese: 微纳星空; pinyin: Wēinà Xīngkōng) is a major Chinese satellite technology research, development, and manufacturing firm based in the country's
MinoSpace
Command center for the Chinese space program
(Chinese: 北京航天指挥控制中心; BACCC or BACC), is a command center for the Chinese space program which includes the Shenzhou missions, and is located in Haidian
Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center
Beijing_Aerospace_Flight_Control_Center
Chinese heavy lift rocket
2016, CZ-5 has carried cornerstones of the Chinese space program: all three modules of the Tiangong space station, two Moon sample returns, and one Mars
Long_March_5
Government agency
Washington, and Paris. The origins of the Canadian upper atmosphere and space program can be traced back to the end of the Second World War. Between 1945
Canadian_Space_Agency
century, human spaceflight programs were sponsored exclusively by governments, through either the military or civilian space agencies. With the launch
Human_spaceflight_programs
2025 novel by Chris Hadfield
American-Soviet Space Race, he decided to add China after discovering the pivotal role Qian Xuesen had played in the development of Chinese aerospace. Hadfield
Final_Orbit
Chinese rocket scientist (1911–2009)
in mainland China via Hong Kong. Upon his return, he helped lead development of the Dongfeng ballistic missile and the Chinese space program. He also played
Qian_Xuesen
Chinese Defense Research and Development Center
including during the last few decades, projects related to the Chinese space program. On June 2, 1987, the Central Military Commission broke off and
Luoyang Electronic Equipment Test Center
Luoyang_Electronic_Equipment_Test_Center
Hong Kong astronaut (born 1982)
23 mission to the Tiangong space station. She is Hong Kong's first astronaut, the fourth Chinese woman in space, and China's first female payload specialist
Lai_Ka-ying
Planned Chinese lunar exploration mission
portal China portal China National Space Administration (CNSA) Chinese space program Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Planetary Exploration of China List
Chang'e_7
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
program laid the foundation for NASA's subsequent human spaceflight capability and funded construction of its Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Space Center
Apollo_program
Module of the Tiangong space station
Tianhe (Chinese: 天和; pinyin: Tiānhé; lit. 'Harmony of the Heavens'), officially the Tianhe core module (Chinese: 天和核心舱), is the first module to launch
Tianhe_core_module
Museum in Beijing, China
The China Aerospace Museum (Chinese: 中华航天博物馆) is a museum in Fengtai District, Beijing. It highlights the technologies of the Chinese Space Program. The
China_Aerospace_Museum
German government program
French space program British space programme – Official efforts to develop space capabilities Chinese space program Soviet space program – Space exploration
German_space_programme
Class of crewed spacecraft from China
Shenzhou (Chinese: 神舟; pinyin: Shénzhōu, /ˈʃɛnˈdʒoʊ/ shen-JOH; see § Etymology) is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the China Manned Space Program. Its design
Shenzhou_(spacecraft)
Chinese dairy products company
Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Limited by Share Ltd. (Chinese: 蒙牛; lit. 'Mongolian Cow') is a Chinese manufacturing and distribution company of dairy products
Mengniu_Dairy
Combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
significant role in the Chinese space program. To date, all the participants have been selected from members of the PLA Air Force. China became the third country
People's_Liberation_Army
Chinese spaceport company
Launch Co., Ltd., or HICAL, is a Chinese state-owned company that operates the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site, China's first commercial spaceport. Established
HICAL
Chinese satellite launch facility
center. In order to support the Chinese Project 714 crewed space program in the 1960s, the construction of a new space center at Xichang in the Sichuan
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Center
History of racial discrimination
Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States began in the 19th century, shortly after Chinese immigrants first arrived in North America, and persists into
Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_the_United_States
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
ESA and the Chinese Space Agency (CNSA) cooperated on development of the Double Star Mission. In 2017, ESA sent two astronauts to China for two weeks
European_Space_Agency
Technology development overview
China BeiDou – Chinese global navigation satellite system BeiDou-3 M1 – Chinese navigation satellites China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program –
Outline of artificial satellites
Outline_of_artificial_satellites
Primary satellite control facility of China
was built in 2012. Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center Chinese Space Program "Base 26 Xian Satellite Monitor and Control Center (XSCC)". Federation
Xi'an Satellite Control Center
Xi'an_Satellite_Control_Center
Satellite program of the People's Republic of China
Dongfanghong (Chinese: 东方红; pinyin: Dōngfāng Hóng; lit. 'The East is Red') was a satellite program of the People's Republic of China. The program started in
Dongfanghong_program
Chinese space tracking station in Namibia
tracking station is a Chinese space tracking station in Swakopmund, Namibia, South-West Africa which is used for the Chinese manned space programme. The full
Swakopmund_tracking_station
2005 Chinese crewed spaceflight
Shenzhou 6 (Chinese: 神舟六号; pinyin: Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005, on a
Shenzhou_6
rapidly. China now has three Antarctic research stations and one in the Arctic on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The Chinese space program is a major
Science and technology in China
Science_and_technology_in_China
Aerospace museum in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Yang Liwei, the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program, donated his work uniform to the Space Museum. The museum has two wings: east
Hong_Kong_Space_Museum
Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
reentered Earth's atmosphere, and landed: the U.S. Space Shuttle, the Russian Buran, the U.S. X-37, and the Chinese Shenlong. Another, Dream Chaser, is under development
Spaceplane
Proposed orbital infrastructure
Initiative's Brilliant Pebbles program first envisioned autonomous on-orbit data processing for missile defense. In 2019, the Space Development Agency (SDA)
Space-based_data_center
2012 Chinese crewed spaceflight to Tiangong-1
portal China portal Chinese space program Chinese women in space Tiangong program Long March 2F Yang Liwei "China Completes Tiangong-1 Space Module"
Shenzhou_9
2019 Chinese lunar lander & rover
(/tʃɑːŋˈə/; Chinese: 嫦娥四号; pinyin: Cháng'é Sìhào; lit. 'Chang'e No. 4') is a robotic spacecraft mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of the CNSA
Chang'e_4
from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2012. "Chinese Space Program | Tiangong 1 | SinoDefence.com". SinoDefence.com. Archived from
List of space stations by country
List_of_space_stations_by_country
Preparing astronauts for space missions
"Wanted...astronauts!". esa.int. ESA – Space for Kids. Retrieved 6 July 2024. "Chinese Space Program | Chinese Astronaut Corps | SinoDefence.com". Archived
Astronaut_training
Mythology of the greater Chinese area
Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà), is mythology that has been passed down in oral form
Chinese_mythology
Spaceport
aboard a T-7A/S2 on 28 July 1966. Spaceflight portal Chinese space program "1960年". 历史沿革. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2001-10-30. Archived from the original
Base_603
Chinese asteroid and comet exploration mission
Sensor Spaceflight portal China portal Chinese space program Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Planetary Exploration of China 赵志军、全齐全、潘博、危清清、赵京东. "多臂协作式小天体附着取样机器人机械系统"
Tianwen-2
Chinese taikonaut (born 1986)
Haichao (Chinese: 桂海潮; born November 1986) is a Chinese aerospace engineer, researcher and professor selected as part of the Shenzhou program. Unlike all
Gui_Haichao
Garment worn to protect a human in space
meaning "Dawn") space suit : First generation EVA space suit developed by China for the 1967 canceled Project 714 crewed space program. It has a mass of
Space_suit
Largest field of space debris in history
spokesperson. The Chinese government did not publicly acknowledge that the test had occurred until 23 January 2007 when the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued
2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test
Chinese satellite internet constellation
polar orbit. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation both reported that the space mission was "a complete
Qianfan
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Space, Sky
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God protects'.
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Space
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Space; Outer Space; Sky
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English
English : from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Paschalis (see Pascal, Italian Pasquale).nickname for a mild-mannered and peaceable person, from Middle English pace, pece ‘peace’, ‘concord’, ‘amity’ (via Anglo-Norman French from Latin pax, genitive pacis).Italian : from the medieval personal name Pace, used for both men and women, from the word pace ‘peace’ (see 1).
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God protects'.
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Antariksh | அஂதரிகà¯à®·
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Indian, Japanese, Tamil
Space; Star
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Space; Sky
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English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained.
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Antareeksh | அஂதரீகà¯à®·
Space
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Hindu
Space
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Space; Sky
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Ren.Mexican : probably of Mayan origin.English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
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Space
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Indian, Telugu
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Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the French personal name Pascal, PACE means "Passover; Easter."
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English : nickname for a frugal person, from Middle English spare ‘sparing’, ‘frugal’.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Space; Universe
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Greek Latin
Daughter of Minos.
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Welsh
Devout.
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Hindu
Goddess of learning, Saraswati
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Muslim
Fountain, Spring
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Scottish
Second son.
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Tamil
Reincarnated
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the gate’, i.e. one of the gates of a medieval city. However, in northern counties, Middle English gate (from Old Norse gata) also meant ‘street’, and in some instances the surname may derive from this sense.Southern Italian : from the Greek personal name Agathē meaning ‘virtuous’, ‘honest’.Indian (Maharashtra); pronounced as ag-tay : Hindu (Brahman) name, from Marathi ag̣te ‘live coal’ (from Sanskrit agni ‘fire’).Thomas Agate, a native of Shipley in Yorkshire, settled in Sparta, NY, in the 1790s.
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French
Rock.
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Hindu
Spirit of pink
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Arthurian Legend
Killed by Lancelot.
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n.
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
n.
Chinese abacus.
v. t.
To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
n.
Space.
n.
A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.
n.
To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters.
v. t. & i.
To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
n.
Manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk, trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a swaggering pace; a quick pace.
adv.
With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.
v. t.
To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in.
n.
A quantity or portion of extension; distance from one thing to another; an interval between any two or more objects; as, the space between two stars or two hills; the sound was heard for the space of a mile.
a.
Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition.
imp. & p. p.
of Chine
n.sing & pl.
A Chinese coin.
n.
One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade.
v. t.
Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.
imp. & p. p.
of Space
imp. & p. p.
of Chinse
v. t.
To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade.
v. t.
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.