space suit

noun

1
: a suit equipped with life supporting provisions to make life in space possible for its wearer
2
: g suit

Examples of space suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The singer shared photos of the bash on their Instagram, including a snap of them and Ender wearing matching orange space suits. Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 In order to validate this control scheme, a full-scale wearable analog space suit was constructed and tested with a SuperLimbs prototype. Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024 Thierry Mugler space suit at the movie’s London premiere. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024 In a departure from the Apollo era, Artemis is more reliant on international partners and private companies to deliver space station components, rockets, space suits and lunar landers. Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024 The colorful space suits the Guardians don later in the movie are a reference to Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, both in design and in hue. Brittany Vincent, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023 Putting on a space suit is a complex procedure on the ground, in full gravity and with multiple sharp-eyed assistants helping out. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023 While in the habitat, virtual reality will allow crew members to simulate space walks or Mars walks, as well as other tasks the crew may encounter on Mars, including removing dust from the space suit or solar panels or repairing the habitat. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024 Couple that with the dangerous fad of not wearing space suits on suborbital flights. Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of space suit was in 1929

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“Space suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20suit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

space suit

noun
: a suit equipped to make life in space possible for its wearer

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