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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Connecticut companies worked on Apollo, contributing everything from space suits to the parachutes that floated the capsules to safety. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025 The result is a system with no moveable parts that can continuously or periodically remove dust from optics, solar panels, space suits, visors, radiators, windows, and other surfaces without wear and tear. David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025 And Bong is the wrong pop artist to convey cultural dissent — as Kendrick Lamar did in his controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show that portrayed black Americans as video game figures resembling Mickey in his space suit and those contestants in Squid Game TV series. Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025 Munn then detailed how at that moment, her mother was blasting YouTube videos, her stepfather was running around the house trying to kill ants, Mulaney was cleaning up a rat that had been run over in front of their house, and their 3-year-old son was in a space suit, peeing off the balcony. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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space suit

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

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