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Leonov

American  
[lee-oh-nawf, -nof, lyi-aw-nuhf] / liˈoʊ nɔf, -nɒf, lyɪˈɔ nəf /

noun

  1. Alexei Arkhipovich 1934–2019, Soviet cosmonaut: first man to walk in space 1965.

  2. Leonid Maksimovich 1899–1994, Russian writer.


Leonov British  
/ lɪˈɔnəf /

noun

  1. Aleksei Arkhipovich (alɪkˈsjej arˈxipɪvitʃ). born 1934, Soviet cosmonaut; the first man to walk in space (1965)

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“This cooperation in space has been going in genuine success ever since Gen. Tom Stafford and Gen. Alexei Leonov came across that threshold docked in space in 1975,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2024

His Russian counterpart, Alexei Leonov, responded in English: “Well done, Tom, it was a good show. I vote for you.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

One of his superiors, Nikolai Leonov, considered him a "mediocre agent".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

In December 2019, U.S. officials said a Russian spy ship, the Viktor Leonov, was sailing near the U.S.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

March 18, 1965: Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person in the world to make a spacewalk.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson