ASTRONAUT


Meaning of ASTRONAUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-trə-ˌnȯt, -ˌnät ]

noun

Etymology: astr- + -naut (as in aeronaut )

Date: 1929

: a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere ; also : a trainee for spaceflight

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