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space suit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈspeɪs.suːt/

Meanings

1. A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.
2. A pressurized protective outfit worn by people working with extreme biohazards.
   • Zone Two had its own protective gear—not quite so cumbersume as the space suit, but still requiring an elaborate rite of passage from the outside world. 2008, Ken Alibek, Biohazard, page 54:
   • Yale officials may have to consider treating Sabia virus as a so-called class 4 biohazard from now on, which means researchers will be able to handle it only inside a glove box or while wearing a space suit. 1994, Time - Volume 144, Issues 10-18:
   • It is really a pressurized, heavy-duty biological space suit. 1998, Carole Marsh, New Mexico Hot Zones!:

Forms

Deriveds

fart in a spacesuit

Relateds

pressure suit · airsuit

Translations (57)

sv rymddräkt (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ar رِدَاءُ فَضَاء (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · sq skafandër (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · pl skafander kosmiczny (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ru скафа́ндр (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · vi bộ đồ vũ trụ (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · is geimbúningur (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · hu űrruha (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ko 우주복 (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ro costum spațial (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · hy սկաֆանդր (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ar بِذْلَةُ فَضَاء (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · kk скафандр (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ka სკაფანდრი (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · az skafandr (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · be скафа́ндар (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · fi avaruuspuku (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · da rumdragt (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · be скафа́ндр (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · mk скафа́ндер (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · nl ruimtepak (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · lv skafandrs (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · he חֲלִיפַת חָלָל (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · hi स्पेस सूट (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · it tuta spaziale (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · cmn 航天服 (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · lt skafandras (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · sh скафандер (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · sk skafander (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ar بَذْلَةُ فَضَاء (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · th ชุดอวกาศ (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · fr combinaison spatiale (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · sh skafander (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · cy siwt ofod (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · sq skafandri (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · bg скафа́ндър (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · mk вселенски костум (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · fa-ira لِباسِ فَضایی (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · cmn 宇航服 (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · tg скафандр (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · et skafander (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · es traje espacial (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · uz skafandr (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · el διαστημική στολή (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ky скафандр (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · de Raumanzug (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ca vestit espacial (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · pt fato espacial (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · cs skafandr (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · mr अंतराळ पोशाख (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · pt traje espacial (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · uk скафа́ндр (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · tr uzay giysisi (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · nb romdrakt (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · ja 宇宙服 (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · cmn 太空服 (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) · pl skafander (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space)