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to spacewalk

to spacewalk

1 6.3
To move outside a spaceship while wearing a special suit for space
  • verb
  • /ˈspeɪsˌwɔk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paseo espacial
  • He put on his MPU (Martian Probing Unit), which is modified for living on Mars rather than spacewalking like the old EMU spacesuit.
  • spacewalking astronauts

Examples

  • The astronauts will spacewalk outside the International Space Station to complete the scheduled repairs.

  • Tomorrow, a team of astronauts will spacewalk to install new scientific instruments on the research module.

  • But we're meant to pick you up mid spacewalk, is that right?

  • "Unless you'd rather suit up and spacewalk across.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Do you spacewalk together and you see Earth and that Earth does not have color-coded boundaries of countries.

  • Rory Adams will spacewalk to establish visual contact with the incoming space capsule, and he will grab it with a remote arm.

    Life (2017)

  • International Space Station crew members are currently spacewalking around outside the cosmic laboratory to configure one of its solar arrays.

    Blog text (2)

  • Rather, they were meant to pique interest in the behind-the-scenes workings of NASA scientists: "How do you protect spacewalking astronauts?"

    Academic text (2015)

  • During the upcoming mission, they plan to spacewalk for six hours to upgrade the satellite's equipment.

How Dangerous

to spacewalk
  • Specialized
1 6.3
moonwalk
1 7.1
hike
126 1.8
walk
758 1.0
stroll
92 1.2

Surface Forms

spacewalk infinitive
spacewalked past
spacewalked past participle
spacewalking present participle
spacewalks third person singular

Morphology

spacewalk = space + walk (transparent) = space + walk

The compound combines the ordinary meanings of 'space' and 'walk' to mean walking/moving in outer space, which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Spacewalk joins space ('the area outside a spacecraft') and walk ('to move on foot'), so it gives a clear picture of taking a 'walk' away from your ship. So, to spacewalk means to move outside a spacecraft, usually in a spacesuit, to do work or repairs.