astronaut
Collocations
5ADJ.
becoming, female, longtime, lost, slow
VERB + ASTRONAUT
become, marry, marrying
ASTRONAUT + NOUN
don, pettit
PREP.
about, after, in, on
ADV.
always
Definitions
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.
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.
The American astronauts in the competing Mercury program may have joked about being “Spam in a can,” but it seems clear that Korolev wanted to have plenty of cosmonauts on hand in case another rocket blew up.
A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
- spaceman
- cosmonaut
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.
WiktionaryThe American astronauts in the competing Mercury program may have joked about being “Spam in a can,” but it seems clear that Korolev wanted to have plenty of cosmonauts on hand in case another rocket
WiktionaryLongtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, returned to Earth on Saturday night from the International Space Station. Pettit, who turned 70 on Sunday, landed at 9:20 p.m.
WiktionaryThe astronaut was slow to get used to the condition of weightlessness.
Tatoeba · #49600The astronaut was seen to land on the moon.
Tatoeba · #49601The astronaut had to conduct many experiments in the space shuttle.
Tatoeba · #49602