spacewalk

or space walk

[ speys-wawk ]

noun

a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.

verb (used without object)

to execute a task or mission outside a spacecraft in space.

Origin of spacewalk

First recorded in 1960–65, Americanism; space + walk

Other words from spacewalk

space·walk·er, noun

Words Nearby spacewalk

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How to use spacewalk in a sentence

The type used on spacewalks outside the ISS will not require the same flexibility.
New Lunar Spacesuits to Set NASA Back $3.5 Billion | Jeffrey Kluger | June 3, 2022 | Time
Like if you’re doing a spacewalk, and you’re going out in this suit, you open the door, and you’re feeling the sun is there.
How astronauts deal with the boring parts of being in space | Neel V. Patel | June 23, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
The story, written by Penna and Ryan Morrison, has its tense moments, including the requisite spacewalk.
Netflix's Pensive Stowaway Tangles with Issues of Morality, and Selfhood, in Space | Stephanie Zacharek | April 22, 2021 | Time

British Dictionary definitions for spacewalk

spacewalk

/ (ˈspeɪsˌwɔːk) /

noun

the act or an instance of floating and manoeuvring in space, outside but attached by a lifeline to a spacecraft: Technical name: extravehicular activity

verb

(intr) to float and manoeuvre in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft

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