"space suit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: space suits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} space suit (plural space suits)
  1. A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Clothing Derived forms: fart in a spacesuit Related terms: pressure suit Translations (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space): skafándër [neuter] (Albanian), скафа́ндър (skafándǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vestit espacial [masculine] (Catalan), 太空服 (tàikōngfú) (Chinese Mandarin), 航天服 (hángtiānfú) (Chinese Mandarin), 宇航服 (yǔhángfú) (Chinese Mandarin), rumdragt [common-gender] (Danish), ruimtepak [neuter] (Dutch), avaruuspuku (Finnish), combinaison spatiale [feminine] (French), Raumanzug [masculine] (German), űrruha (Hungarian), geimbúningur [masculine] (Icelandic), tuta spaziale [feminine] (Italian), 宇宙服 (uchūfuku) (alt: うちゅうふく) (Japanese), скафа́ндер (skafánder) [masculine] (Macedonian), skafander kosmiczny [masculine] (Polish), fato espacial [Portugal] (Portuguese), traje espacial [Brazil] (Portuguese), скафа́ндр (skafándr) [masculine] (Russian), traje espacial [masculine] (Spanish), rymddräkt [common-gender] (Swedish), uzay giysisi (Turkish), siwt ofod [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-space_suit-en-noun-1prRgUx- Disambiguation of Astronautics: 74 26 Disambiguation of Clothing: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space': 81 19
  2. A pressurized protective outfit worn by people working with extreme biohazards.
    Sense id: en-space_suit-en-noun-T4wjaa1S

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