space walk

noun

: a period of activity spent outside a spacecraft by an astronaut in space
spacewalk intransitive verb
spacewalker noun

Examples of space walk in a Sentence

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This was the eighth space walk of Williams’ career, according to the AP. Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Trump has nominated as his successor Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who performed the first private space walk, who must be confirmed by the Senate. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 The Polaris Dawn mission took the billionaire nominee to head NASA, Jared Isaacman, and three others on an orbital mission that featured the first commercial space walk. Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024 The space walk, which will be livestreamed to Earth on X, is expected to last about two hours. Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for space walk 

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of space walk was in 1963

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“Space walk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20walk. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

space walk

noun
: a period of movement in space outside a spacecraft by an astronaut
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