Voskhod
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Voskhod
First recorded in 1964, Voskhod is from the Russian word Voskhód literally, rising (of the sun, a planetary body, etc.)
Example Sentences
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He had ridden his Soviet-era Voskhod motorcycle to the Kherson side of the bridge, where he frequently fishes.
From Washington Post
The first spacewalk, by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in 1965, almost ended in disaster when the expansion of his suit in the vacuum of space almost prevented him from reentering the Voskhod 2 capsule.
From Washington Post
October 12, 1964: Voskhod 1, a modified Vostok orbiter with a three-person crew, is launched.
From Literature
In 1965, the first spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule, secured by a tether.
From Washington Times
Voskhod is what Muscovites of Gagarin’s generation might have imagined a ‘restaurant of the future’ might look like.
From New York Times
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