Voskhod
[ vos-kod, vos-kod; Russian vuh-skhawd ]
/ ˈvɒs kɒd, vɒsˈkɒd; Russian vʌˈsxɔd /
noun
one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying two or three cosmonauts.
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Origin of Voskhod
First recorded in 1964, Voskhod is from the Russian word Voskhód literally, rising (of the sun, a planetary body, etc.)
Words nearby Voskhod
vorticity, vorticose, vortiginous, Vortumnus, Vosges, Voskhod, Vostok, vostro account, votable, votaress, votary
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