space battle

Starships exchanging fire

A space battle is a military engagement fought in outer space, typically between spacecraft equipped with advanced weaponry.

The concept exists almost entirely in science fiction, appearing in films, television, video games, and novels where fleets of starships exchange laser fire or missiles against the backdrop of stars.

The movie's climactic space battle lasted twenty minutes.

Space battles often serve as dramatic set pieces that showcase futuristic technology and tactical maneuvering in zero gravity.

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asteroid · dogfight · evasive maneuvers · shields · tractor beam · torpedo · phaser · nebula · commander · hull · debris · vacuum · cruiser · destroyer · warp · missiles · cockpit · orbital

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combat environment/domain

space battleland battle

Military fight on terrain

ground war · naval battle · sea battle · trench warfare · jungle warfare

scale and setting of conflict

space battlefistfight

Hand-to-hand combat

barroom brawl · schoolyard fight · domestic dispute · duel · boxing match

state of relations

space battlediplomatic mission

State envoy group abroad

peace treaty · space exploration · first contact

Family

space, battle, spaces, spaced, spacing, spacious, spaciousness, spatial, spatially

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG