starcraft

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English

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Etymology 1

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From star +‎ -craft, the latter part from Old English -cræft (-craft).

Noun

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starcraft (usually uncountable, plural starcrafts)

  1. The art of interpreting or reading the stars, astrology.
    • 1827–1879 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “Part I”, in The Lover’s Tale, London: C[harles] Kegan Paul & Co., [], published 1879, →OCLC, page 18:
      On the same morning, almost the same hour, / Under the selfsame aspect of the stars, / (Oh falsehood of all starcraft!) we were born. / How like each other was the birth of each!

Etymology 2

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From star +‎ craft.

Noun

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starcraft (plural starcrafts or starcraft)

  1. A vehicle which travels to or among the stars.
    Synonym: spacecraft