astronaut
- noun
- A2
- Top 10000
Someone who is trained to fly in a spaceship and work far above our planet.
The astronaut floated slowly along the narrow tunnel of the station.
Every astronaut trains for years in a deep water tank.
Two astronauts spent six hours repairing a broken solar panel.
My brother wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Common collocations: become an astronaut · train as an astronaut · a team of astronauts · astronaut suit · retired astronaut
Forms
- plural
- astronauts