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Enterprise
noun
the
name
of
several
famous
U
.
S
.
spacecraft
,
especially
the
starship
in
the
science-fiction
series
Star
Trek
•
Captain
Kirk
commands
the
starship
Enterprise
.
Captain
Kirk
commands
the
starship
Enterprise
.
•
On
television
,
the
Enterprise
explores
distant
galaxies
.
On
television
,
the
Enterprise
explores
distant
galaxies
.
Chosen
by
Star
Trek
creator
Gene
Roddenberry
in
honor
of
the
U
.
S
.
Navy
vessels
named
Enterprise
;
later
NASA
adopted
the
name
for
its
prototype
space
shuttle
.
enterprise
noun
a
business
organization
,
company
,
or
firm
•
The
family
turned
their
small
farm
into
a
successful
enterprise
.
The
family
turned
their
small
farm
into
a
successful
enterprise
.
•
She
runs
a
tech
enterprise
that
develops
popular
phone
apps
.
She
runs
a
tech
enterprise
that
develops
popular
phone
apps
.
Borrowed
from
Old
French
“
entreprise
,”
from
“
entreprendre
”
meaning
“
to
undertake
.”
Originally
referring
to
an
undertaking
,
it
later
came
to
mean
a
business
organization
.
noun
a
difficult
or
important
project
or
activity
that
requires
effort
and
planning
•
Climbing
Mount
Everest
is
a
risky
enterprise
.
Climbing
Mount
Everest
is
a
risky
enterprise
.
•
Building
the
bridge
was
a
massive
enterprise
that
took
five
years
.
Building
the
bridge
was
a
massive
enterprise
that
took
five
years
.
noun
eagerness
and
imagination
to
start
new
things
and
deal
with
challenges
•
It
takes
courage
and
enterprise
to
start
your
own
business
.
It
takes
courage
and
enterprise
to
start
your
own
business
.
•
Her
enterprise
impressed
the
judges
at
the
science
fair
.
Her
enterprise
impressed
the
judges
at
the
science
fair
.
