Meaning of Earthship | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A solar-heated house made of natural and recycled materials, such as earth-filled tyres.
2. The Earth, considered as a spaceship moving through space.
   poetic
3. A spaceship originating from or belonging to Earth.

Examples

“If you like⟳ the idea of building an Earthship, but can't, perhaps because your neighbors would hang⟳ you by your toes from a tree, or if you don't like⟳ the appearance of an Earthship but like⟳ many of its features, don't despair.”

“In 1969, Reynolds moved to Taos, New Mexico, where he began building homes out of the junk he could find⟳ lying around. He continues to live⟳ today in an Earthship community he founded in the outskirts of Taos.”

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