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A shrewdness of apes, an unkindness of ravens, a murder of crows...I wonder how to call a collection of spaceships often seen in the proximity to my planet that is apparently a fruit of a particular kind of alien intellect in every occasion?

spaceships language

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A shrewdness of apes, an unkindness of ravens, a murder of crows...I wonder how to call a collection of spaceships often seen in the proximity to my planet that is apparently a fruit of a particular kind of alien intellect in every occasion?

spaceships language

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Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

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A shrewdness of apes, an unkindness of ravens, a murder of crows...I wonder how to call a collection of spaceships often seen in the proximity to my planet that is apparently a fruit of a particular kind of alien intellect in every occasion?

spaceships language

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My suggestions are:

• Fleet


• Convoy


• Flotilla


• Navy


• Squadron

They could all be used to describe a normal vehicle and are often used for spaceships in science fiction.

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A constellation of satellites. Almost everything is a satellite of something, so the ships wouldn't even need to move to a parking orbit first...

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Questions that engender list answers aren't really on topic here, aside from the fact that it's all opinion. That being said, I tried to come up with names that express the intelligence of the ships (not just inanimate objects) as well as their interconnectiveness.

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  Menace it is. "A friendly menace of ships skirted the atmosphere."
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  +1 since "alien intellect" is all we have to go on. That said you probably should add another list to cover the "alien" part. Like enigma, mystery, etc.
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  @VilleNiemi I figured I'd let others come up with different names. Didn't want to spend too much time on a question I knew would get closed. But I'm glad one of mine was helpful to the OP.
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  Yeah, IMHO people tend to focus too much on the criteria for chosen answer when in a site like world building the upvote criteria of useful/helpful is, again IMHO, more practical and important.
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My suggestions are:

• Fleet


• Convoy


• Flotilla


• Navy


• Squadron

They could all be used to describe a normal vehicle and are often used for spaceships in science fiction.

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My suggestions are:

• Fleet


• Convoy


• Flotilla


• Navy


• Squadron

They could all be used to describe a normal vehicle and are often used for spaceships in science fiction.

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answered Apr 1 at 16:33

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$begingroup$

My suggestions are:

• Fleet


• Convoy


• Flotilla


• Navy


• Squadron

They could all be used to describe a normal vehicle and are often used for spaceships in science fiction.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 1 at 16:33

SealBoiSealBoi

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answered Apr 1 at 16:33

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answered Apr 1 at 16:33

SealBoiSealBoi

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answered Apr 1 at 16:33

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A constellation of satellites. Almost everything is a satellite of something, so the ships wouldn't even need to move to a parking orbit first...

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answered Apr 1 at 17:02

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A constellation of satellites. Almost everything is a satellite of something, so the ships wouldn't even need to move to a parking orbit first...

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A constellation of satellites. Almost everything is a satellite of something, so the ships wouldn't even need to move to a parking orbit first...

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answered Apr 1 at 17:02

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answered Apr 1 at 17:02

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answered Apr 1 at 17:02

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answered Apr 1 at 17:02

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• Menace


• Blossoming


• Fruiting


• Gathering


• Convention


• Tangle

Questions that engender list answers aren't really on topic here, aside from the fact that it's all opinion. That being said, I tried to come up with names that express the intelligence of the ships (not just inanimate objects) as well as their interconnectiveness.

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  Menace it is. "A friendly menace of ships skirted the atmosphere."
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  +1 since "alien intellect" is all we have to go on. That said you probably should add another list to cover the "alien" part. Like enigma, mystery, etc.
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  @VilleNiemi I figured I'd let others come up with different names. Didn't want to spend too much time on a question I knew would get closed. But I'm glad one of mine was helpful to the OP.
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  Yeah, IMHO people tend to focus too much on the criteria for chosen answer when in a site like world building the upvote criteria of useful/helpful is, again IMHO, more practical and important.
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• Menace


• Blossoming


• Fruiting


• Gathering


• Convention


• Tangle

Questions that engender list answers aren't really on topic here, aside from the fact that it's all opinion. That being said, I tried to come up with names that express the intelligence of the ships (not just inanimate objects) as well as their interconnectiveness.

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answered Apr 1 at 16:39

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  Menace it is. "A friendly menace of ships skirted the atmosphere."
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  +1 since "alien intellect" is all we have to go on. That said you probably should add another list to cover the "alien" part. Like enigma, mystery, etc.
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  @VilleNiemi I figured I'd let others come up with different names. Didn't want to spend too much time on a question I knew would get closed. But I'm glad one of mine was helpful to the OP.
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  Yeah, IMHO people tend to focus too much on the criteria for chosen answer when in a site like world building the upvote criteria of useful/helpful is, again IMHO, more practical and important.
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$begingroup$

• Menace


• Blossoming


• Fruiting


• Gathering


• Convention


• Tangle

Questions that engender list answers aren't really on topic here, aside from the fact that it's all opinion. That being said, I tried to come up with names that express the intelligence of the ships (not just inanimate objects) as well as their interconnectiveness.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 1 at 16:39

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answered Apr 1 at 16:39

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