cosmodrome

[ koz-muh-drohm ]

noun

1. an aerospace center or launching site for spacecraft in the Soviet Union.

cosmodrome

/ ˈkɒzməˌdrəʊm /

noun

1. a site, esp one in the former Soviet Union, from which spacecraft are launched

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmodrome¹

1950–55; < Russian kosmodróm; cosmo-, -drome