starfleet n.
an organized group of starships, esp. one under military control; a division of a military responsible for interstellar activities
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1939
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Lester del Rey
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The luckiest man in the star fleet, the Master had been head tester for the new rocket models until the O.M. decided he needed a rest and sent him to Venus.
Luck of Ignatz in Astounding Science-Fiction (UK ed.) 4/2 -
1968
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It contains…complete information on nearly all personnel in the Starfleet.
in S. E. Whitfield & G. Roddenberry Making of ‘Star Trek’ ii. 173 -
1972
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Starfleet ship’s commander bootlicking two humanoids.
The Word for World is Forest in H. Ellison Again, Dangerous Visions 64 -
1982
She wipes her nose with a regulation starfleet nose-kerchief and prepares to leap from the skimmer.
Command Toad and Planet of Grapes 14 -
1989
David Dvorkin
Daniel Dvorkin
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These aren’t members of Starfleet. They're civilian employees.
Star Trek: Next Generation: Captains' Honor i. 33 -
1995
Dean Wesley Smith
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Torres recognized her own about-face. ‘Believe me, Captain, after this experience, Starfleet looks almost good to me.’
Star Trek Voyager: Escape xxiv. 240 -
1996
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Control had once been the central operations focus for the starfleets of the Rebuilt Hegemony, and had hummed with activity.
Adiamante 63 -
1997
It may be ICOPOSI will whip up its own starfleet.
Alpha Centauri 153 -
1997
William Shatner
His father’s leave from Starfleet had been canceled.
Avenger i. 6 -
1997
The intergalactic starfleet comprises a body of integrated Souls of multisystem origin.
Eagles of New Dawn 205 -
1998
By now the data been transmitted to Elgar’s superiors at Galapharma—and to the Haluk Starfleet.
Perseus Spar 238
Research requirements
antedating 1939
Earliest cite
Lester del Rey, "The Luck of Ignatz"
Research History
Jeff Prucher submitted a 1972 cite from Ursula Le Guin's "The Word for World is Forest".Michael Dolbear submitted a cite from a 1998 reprint of L. E. Modesitt Jr's 1996 "Adiamante".
Michael Dolbear subitted a cite from a 1998 reprint of William Barton and Michael Capobianco's 1997 "Alpha Centauri".
Michael Dolbear subitted a cite from a 1996 reprint of Jane Yolen's 19982 "Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes".
Michael Dolbear submitted a 1997 cite from Patricia L. Pereira's "Eagles of the New Dawn".
Michael Dolbear submitted a 1999 cite from Julian May's "Perseus Spur".
Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1959 reprint of Lester del Rey's "The Luck of Ignatz": Mike Christie verified it in its original publication (Astounding Science Fiction, August 1939)
Not yet in the OED
Vaughn Shultz confirms Aug. 1939 Astounding Science-Fiction UK ed. Corresponding citation in US ed. is 10/2.
Earliest cite in Brave new words: 1968
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