pressure suit

American  

noun

Aerospace.

1. pressurized suit.

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pressure suit British  

noun

1. an inflatable suit worn by a person flying at high altitudes or in space, to provide protection from low pressure

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Etymology

Origin of pressure suit

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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pressure suit

The right glove of his pressure suit had failed during his ascent, leaving his hand swollen and in pain, but he was otherwise in fine shape when he touched down.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

Mr Aldrin spent the majority of the six-day journey in space wearing the inflight jacket, changing out of it only mid-way through to swap into a pressure suit for stepping onto the lunar surface itself.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2022

The mannequin is outfitted in the same blue pressure suit that future Starliner passengers will wear and includes a suite of sensors that will collect data about the flight.

From The Verge ● May 19, 2022

Although, at around 0.7% of Earth’s sea-level pressure, any on-foot exploration of Mars would require a full pressure suit of some form.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 2, 2020

I hooked one end of the fifty-foot umbilical line to the Gemini’s oxygen supply and the other end to a chestpack, which in turn was hooked by two hoses to my pressure suit.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins