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cosmonaut|ˈkɒzməʊnɔːt|
[f. cosmo- + Gr. ναύτης sailor; cf. astronaut.]
A traveller in outer space; an astronaut (esp. Russian).
1959tr. A. Shternfeld's Soviet Space Sci. vi. 185 Naturally, cosmonauts could leave an artificial satellite and move in outside space. 1961Listener 20 Apr. 700/2 The ‘cosmonaut’..circled the earth at a speed of 25,000 miles an hour. 1964Ann. Reg. 1963 92 The visit of three Russian cosmonauts..was followed by the official goodwill visit..of President Ayub Khan of Pakistan. 1970Daily Tel. 2 June 1/6 The Soviet News Agency, Tass, said..both cosmonauts reported that everything was working normally. |