: an inflatable suit for high-altitude or space flight to protect the body from low pressure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe uniform was a pressure suit to protect Mercury astronauts during launch and reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2022 To him, the most intriguing scenes from the second film portray Maverick wearing a pressure suit and flying what looks like a hypersonic airplane. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2022 As Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo vehicle is designed only for short-duration suborbital missions, its passengers don't need to wear a bulky full-pressure suit. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2021 The ultimate solution involved using a piece of cardboard, a plastic bag, a hose from a pressure suit, duct tape and a sock to connect the command module scrubbers. Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2020 SpaceX techs will help the astronauts into their one-piece, two-layer pressure suits.Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2020 Hoping for the best, Hurley and Behnken donned their pressure suits and headed for the launch pad around 1:20 p.m. William Harwood, CBS News, 28 May 2020 SpaceX techs will also help the astronauts into their one-piece, two-later pressure suits.Fox News, 26 May 2020 Scientists there developed pressure suits used in the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 29 Dec. 2019 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pressure suit
noun
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: an inflatable suit for high-altitude or space flight to protect the body from low pressure