"space elevator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: space elevators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} space elevator (plural space elevators)
  1. A hypothetical cable, connecting the ground with space, which includes an elevator used to lift payloads or people into orbit. Wikipedia link: space elevator Synonyms: beanstalk, space bridge, star ladder Translations (cable connecting ground with space): avaruushissi (Finnish), ascenseur spatial [masculine] (French), ascensore spaziale [masculine] (Italian), elevador espacial [masculine] (Portuguese), rymdhiss (Swedish)

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