extravehicular

[ ek-struh-vee-hik-yuh-ler ]

adjectiveAerospace.
  1. of, relating to, or being an activity performed by an astronaut outside a space vehicle while in orbit: an extravehicular activity.

Origin of extravehicular

1
First recorded in 1960–65; extra- + vehicular

Words Nearby extravehicular

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British Dictionary definitions for extravehicular

extravehicular

/ (ˌɛkstrəvɪˈhɪkjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. occurring or used outside a spacecraft, either in space or on the surface of the moon or another planet: extravehicular activity

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