spacewrecked

English

Etymology

Compound of space +‎ wrecked.

Adjective

spacewrecked (not comparable)

1. (science fiction) Having been wrecked in space.
   • 2000, Giovanni Caprara, translated by David Climie, Living in Space: From Science Fiction to the International Space Station, Toronto, O.N., Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, →ISBN, page 11:

     To relieve the solitude of the spacewrecked crew, they decide to send presents, which they wrapped in layers of paper that would burn up in the atmosphere, leaving the contents intact.

Related terms

• spacewreck

 

References

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