Cosmonaut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cosmonaut is a noun meaning An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.
Meaning
An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.
Example Sentences
Khrushchev’s answer came 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard a spacecraft called Vostok 1.
Longtime 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. ET in a Soyuz spacecraft with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, after a seven-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Word Forms
- cosmonauts
Synonyms for cosmonaut
Depending on context, synonyms include astronaut, spaceman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spaceman, astronaut, space, spationaut, spacenik, astronautte.
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