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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
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First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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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