spacesuit

Everyday

A special suit an astronaut wears in space; it gives air to breathe, keeps the right pressure and temperature, and protects from harmful rays. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about space, astronauts need spacesuits because space has no air and is very cold or hot. Phrases: put on a spacesuit, wear a spacesuit.

Examples

• The astronaut put on her spacesuit for the spacewalk. tree →
• A spacesuit gives astronauts oxygen to breathe. tree →
• My costume is a silver spacesuit. tree →
• Spacesuits are very heavy on Earth. tree →
• The spacesuit protects from the Sun's rays. tree →
• It takes hours to put on a spacesuit. tree →

Note

Countable. One word or two. Myth: you would not explode in space without a suit, but you would quickly lose consciousness.