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Definition of Astronaut
1. Noun. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft. "The Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"
Generic synonyms: Traveler, Traveller
Specialized synonyms: Spacewalker
Specialized synonyms: Armstrong, Neil Armstrong, Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Yuri Gagarin, Glenn, John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn Jr., Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., Alan Shepard, Shepard, Tereshkova, Valentina Tereshkova, Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova
Derivative terms: Astronautic, Astronautical
Definition of Astronaut
1. Noun. A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astronaut
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astronaut
Literary usage of Astronaut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"The level of comprehension of the astronaut's task was indicated by the
responses—summarized in the report—to a questionnaire sent by the Space Science ..."
2. Read & Understand Stories & Activities Grade 3 by Jo Ellen Moore (1997)
"Shannon Lucid • astronaut How would you feel if your mom was away in outer space?
That's what happened to the children of astronaut Shannon Lucid. ..."
3. Spanish/english Read& Understand, Grade 3 by Jo Ellen Moore (2005)
"That's what happened to the children of astronaut Shannon Lucid. She spent 188
days on the Russian space station Mir (meer). She and two Russian cosmonauts ..."
4. A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA's by David E. Longnecker, Ricardo A. Molins (2006)
"Safe Passage: astronaut Care for Exploration Missions. Washington, DC: National
Academy Press. ... Review of NASA's Longitudinal Study of astronaut Health. ..."
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