Vostok

American  

[vos-tok, vo-stok, vuh-stawk] / ˈvɒs tɒk, vɒˈstɒk, vʌˈstɔk /

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying one cosmonaut, used to make the world's first manned spaceflights.

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Vostok British  

/ ˈvɒstɒk /

noun

1. any of six manned Soviet spacecraft made to orbit the earth. Vostok 1, launched in April 1961, carried Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space; Vostok 6 carried Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space

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Etymology

Origin of Vostok

First recorded in 1961, Vostok is from the Russian word Vostók literally, east

Example Sentences

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Vostok

Domestic production of cellphones hits half a million devices a year, according to Russian tour agency Vostok Intur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The province encompasses several well-known subglacial features, including the Wilkes and Aurora basins, as well as the basin containing Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

The travel agency which organised the first three trips to the resort, Vostok Intur, said there was high interest in potential tours in September, but North Korean authorities had yet to agree to them.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

Lake Vostok is roughly 34 million years old, but Bell is among the researchers who have suggested water circulated through the microbe-filled lake roughly every 50,000 years.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

Upon reentry on June 19, the Vostok 6 was delayed because of problems that were not made public at the time.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson