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Definition of Space walk
1. Noun. Any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew.
Definition of Space walk
1. Noun. Any activity performed by an astronaut outside of a space vehicle in space. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Space Walk
Literary usage of Space walk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Space Flight: The First Thirty Years (1993)
"Gordon's first space- walk once again proved more difficult than ground simulations,
and had to be cut short when he became overtired. ..."
2. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"... I in 1964 (a three-man crew), and a Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov performed
the first "space walk" during the ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... a small length ; a small space ; walk ; gradation ; degree ; progression ;
act of advancing ; footstep ; print of the foot ; gait ; manner of walking ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"... or measured by one removal of the foot; a small length, a small space ; walk,
passage ; progression, act of advancing, ..."
5. Landscapes of Menorca: A Countryside Guide by Rodney Ansell (2001)
"Beyond the gap is a largish open space. Walk round the right-hand edge at the
side of the bushes and in 20m/yds turn right and climb over a wall beside a ..."
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