spacesuit
pronunciation
How to pronounce spacesuit in British English:
UK [ˈspeɪssu:t]
How to pronounce spacesuit in American English:
US [ˈspeɪssuːt]
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- Noun:
- a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
Word Origin
- spacesuit (n.)
- also space-suit, 1920, from space (n.) + suit (n.).
Example
- 1. He is dressed in his spacesuit , sports a three-day beard , and is clearly exhausted .
- 2. The robot put buff to sleep , then put the spacesuit on him and carried him to the spaceship .
- 3. The current spacesuit is great , but it does have a few limitations , namely , it 's really heavy .
- 4. Later this summer , austrian skydiver felix baumgartner will ascend to 120000 feet in a pressurized capsule and , wearing only a spacesuit , jump .
- 5. Designers and engineers at virgin are still working out aspects of the passenger experience , including whether some type of spacesuit or specialized headgear will be required , as well as protective ear covering during the rocket stage ( after which there should be an eerie silence ) .