Sputnik
noun
Sput·nik ˈspu̇t-nik 
ˈspət-,
ˈspüt-
: any of a series of earth-orbiting satellites launched by the Soviet Union beginning in 1957
Word History
Etymology
Russian, literally, traveling companion, from s, so with + put' path
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above
- distresses
- distressful
- distressfully
- distressfulness
- distressfulnesses
- distressing
- distressingly
- distributable
- distributaries
- distributary
- distribute
- distributed
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- distributedly
- distributee
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- distributer
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- distributing
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- distribution board
- distribution box
- distribution cost
- distribution curve