Noun
(architecture) A solar-heated house made of natural and recycled materials, such as earth-filled tyres.
(poetic) The Earth, considered as a spaceship moving through space.
(science fiction) A spaceship originating from or belonging to Earth.
earthship (plural earthships)
Alternative form of Earthship
Dirt work and pad construction for their new home began in April, and the couple began collecting old tires, nearly 1,000 of them, which are now being used as the major structural building component of the Earthship. Source: Internet
Here are some pictures from 2012 and a brief article about this Earthship and its builders. Source: Internet
The show's setting is a huge generational colony spacecraft called Earthship Ark, which has gone off course. Source: Internet
D. research focused on the energy efficiency and environmental footprint of the Earthship, comparing it to other construction systems and designs. Source: Internet