SPUTNIK


Meaning of SPUTNIK in English

[ 'spʊtnɪk , 'spʌt- ]

■ noun each of a series of Soviet satellites, the first of which (launched in October 1957) was the first artificial satellite to be placed in orbit.

Origin

Russ., lit. 'fellow-traveller'.

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