spacewalk

Or space walk

[speys-wawk]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

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

spacewalk

/ ˈspeɪsˌwɔːk /

noun

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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• spacewalker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of spacewalk¹

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

Example Sentences

These distortions caused subtle image fuzziness, reminiscent of the Hubble Space Telescope's well-known early optical flaw that had to be corrected through astronaut spacewalks.

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With the shuttle's underside now visible, the damage was quickly spotted - and a spacewalk was carried out to repair it.

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The British astronaut is about to undergo her toughest challenge yet – assessing whether she is ready for a spacewalk.

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They carried out an array of experiments on board the orbiting lab and conducted spacewalks, with Suni breaking the record for the woman who spent the most hours outside of the space station.

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They've carried out an array of experiments on board the orbiting lab and conducted spacewalks, with Suni breaking the record for the woman who's spent the most hours outside of the space station.

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