pressurized suit

American  

noun

Aerospace.

1. an airtight suit that can be inflated to maintain approximately normal atmospheric pressure on a person in space or at high altitudes.

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Etymology

Origin of pressurized suit

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The image shows an Air Force pilot, clad in a pressurized suit and helmet, maneuvering the aircraft as the balloon passes below.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

And if you watch the video, you hear his ground crew tell him to disconnect the two oxygen supply hoses attached to his pressurized suit.

From Time • May 19, 2015

Baumgartner has started the process of putting on his custom-made pressurized suit with the assistance of fellow team member Mike Todd.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2012

But to survive the stratosphere’s near vacuum and frigid temperatures, he will need a sealed helmet and a pressurized suit.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2010

A space egg had smashed through the cockpit Plexi-glass and then pierced his pressurized suit.

From Ten From Infinity by Fairman, Paul W.