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spacesuit

spacesuit

16 4.0
A suit that protects astronauts in space by providing oxygen and pressure
  • noun
  • /ˈspeɪsˌsuːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : traje espacial
  • The scientists will dress in full-body spacesuits and use aerosol test chambers to expose animals to deadly pathogens.
  • wearing a spacesuit
  • astronauts' spacesuits
  • bulky spacesuits

Bruce Willis tearing his patch off of his spacesuit with his gloved hand.

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Examples

  • This is maybe one of the most comfortable spacesuits I've ever worn.

  • Rackham was wearing liquid-cooling long johns beneath his spacesuit, with tubes circulating water around him to remove excess body heat.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • You get yourself into a spacesuit and you can space walk across.

    The Last Scout (2017)

  • A spacesuit and an aero-rig.

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

  • So when you see the gold on Neil Armstrong's spacesuit, that's real gold.

  • We've actually spent a lot of effort on the spacesuit design, on the, both the functionality and the aesthetics.

  • Now we hear from Houston that the crew has, uh, completed putting on the spacesuits, and the boots, helmets, and are now donning their portable life support system.

    Chappaquiddick (2018)

  • Astronauts wear a spacesuit to protect themselves from the extreme temperatures of outer space.

  • The new spacesuit provides better mobility and insulation for astronauts during their missions.

  • During the training exercise, she practiced putting on her spacesuit quickly in case of emergencies.

Synonyms

pressure suit
vsspacesuit
  • Specialized
4 7.3

A protective suit filled with air that keeps normal air pressure around the body in space or high altitudes

provides pressure plus oxygen and shielding for long space exposure

Idioms

fart in a spacesuit
  • NSFW
9.9

A funny image of trapped gas making a sealed suit smell bad

How Protective

spacesuit
  • Specialized
16 4.0
pressure suit
  • Specialized
4 7.3
space helmet
  • Specialized
2 4.3
G suit
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Surface Forms

spacesuit singular
spacesuits plural

Morphology

spacesuit = space + suit (transparent) = space + suit

The word is a straightforward compound meaning a suit intended for use in outer space.

Etymology

Spacesuit comes from space ('the area beyond Earth') and suit ('a set of clothes'), so it literally means a suit you wear for space. That's why a spacesuit is built to protect astronauts from a lack of air, no pressure, and extreme temperatures.