space suit

noun

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

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If there was a third hand available, it should also be pointed out that the Apollo suits were made by International Latex Corporation, which brought the company's experience making brassieres and girdles to the problem of making space suits out of latex and specialized textiles. David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024 On the other hand, this isn't the first space suit that had aesthetics on its requirements list. David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024 SpaceX has also been in the space suit game, debuting a sleek new look for the astronauts on its successful Polaris Dawn mission. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024 There was an ambulance outside the door, and two of my doctors in those space suits [like] on Mars. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for space suit 

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 21 Nov. 2024.

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space suit

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

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