pressure suit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pressure suit
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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He free fell for 13 seconds, protected against air temperatures as low as minus-94 degrees by specialized clothing and a pressure suit.
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
What would your concerns be if you were building a homemade space suit or pressure suit?
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2021
The flight was over, and I was ready to get out of that pressure suit.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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