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Shenzhou

British  
/ ˈʃɛnˈdʒəʊ /

noun

  1. any of a series of manned Chinese spacecraft

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Etymology

Origin of Shenzhou

C20: Chinese: divine craft or divine mechanism

Example Sentences

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In November, China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was hit by debris, delaying the return of three astronauts by more than a week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fernando and his coauthor, Constantinos Charalambous, a research fellow at Imperial College London, tested the technique by analyzing the reentry of debris from China's Shenzhou-15 spacecraft.

From Science Daily

Using data from 127 seismometers across southern California, the team calculated both the speed and trajectory of the Shenzhou-15 module.

From Science Daily

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up 0.3%, with clothing manufacturer Shenzhou International Group climbing 4.4%, while China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite rose 0.9%

From The Wall Street Journal

But it was launched early after a suspected space debris strike to the Shenzhou-20 return capsule made it unsafe for re-entry to Earth, leaving its crew briefly stranded.

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