Voskhod

[ vos-kod, vos-kod; Russian vuh-skhawd ]

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying two or three cosmonauts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Voskhod¹

First recorded in 1964, Voskhod is from the Russian word Voskhód literally, rising (of the sun, a planetary body, etc.)

Example Sentences

He had ridden his Soviet-era Voskhod motorcycle to the Kherson side of the bridge, where he frequently fishes.

From Washington Post

The first spacewalk, by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in 1965, almost ended in disaster when the expansion of his suit in the vacuum of space almost prevented him from reentering the Voskhod 2 capsule.

From Washington Post

October 12, 1964: Voskhod 1, a modified Vostok orbiter with a three-person crew, is launched.

From Literature

In 1965, the first spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule, secured by a tether.

From Washington Times

Voskhod is what Muscovites of Gagarin’s generation might have imagined a ‘restaurant of the future’ might look like.

From New York Times