Vostok

[ vos-tok, vo-stok; Russian vuh-stawk ]

noun

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

Vostok

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vostok¹

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

Example Sentences

In May, the Vostok (“East”) Battalion, another separatist militia, raided and temporarily seized the headquarters of the DPR.

From The Daily Beast

And Chechen fighters from the self-styled Vostok battalion arrived in central Donetsk today for a rally.

From The Daily Beast

As he gave a glowing description of the place, I was reminded of the meaning of the name Vladi-vostok—possessor of the East.

From Project Gutenberg