SPUTNIK


Meaning of SPUTNIK in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' spu ̇ t-nik, ' sp ə t-, ' spüt-

Function: noun

Etymology: Russian, literally, traveling companion, from s, so with + put' path

Date: 1957

: any of a series of earth-orbiting satellites launched by the Soviet Union beginning in 1957

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.