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spaceflight

/spˈeɪsflaɪt/ noun

Alternative spelling of space flight.

Word Origin A compound of space (from Latin spatium 'room, area, distance') and flight (from Old English flyht, from fleogan 'to fly'). Spaceflight is literally 'flight through space.' The root spatium also gives us spacious, spatial, and spaceship. Flight is related to fly, flew, flown, and the PIE root *pleu- meant 'to flow, fly.'

noun Alternative spelling of space flight. countable

The history of spaceflight began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.

(名词) 太空飞行；航天飞行

太空飞行的历史始于1957年斯普特尼克1号的发射。

(sustantivo) vuelo espacial; viaje espacial; vuelo al espacio [Ortografía alternativa de space flight (vuelo espacial).]

La historia del **vuelo espacial** comenzó con el lanzamiento del Sputnik 1 en 1957.

(nom) vol spatial; voyage spatial; navigation spatiale [Variante orthographique de « space flight » : vol spatial, c'est-à-dire voyage à travers l'espace au-delà de l'atmosphère terrestre.]

L'histoire du spaceflight a commencé avec le lancement de Spoutnik 1 en 1957.

(Substantiv) Raumflug [Alternative Schreibweise von *space flight* (Raumflug).]

Die Geschichte des **spaceflight** begann mit dem Start von Sputnik 1 im Jahr 1957.

(名詞) 「space flight」（宇宙飛行）の別のつづり。

宇宙飛行の歴史は1957年のスプートニク1号の打ち上げから始まった。

(substantivo) voo espacial [Grafia alternativa de voo espacial.]

A história do voo espacial começou com o lançamento do Sputnik 1 em 1957.

Synonyms: space travel space voyage astronautics space exploration spaceflight Antonyms: ground travel Earth travel sea travel
Word parts: space + flight

Related words

space spatial spacious spacing flight flier flyer flighty

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