cosmodrome

[ koz-muh-drohm ]

noun

1. an aerospace center or launching site for spacecraft in the Soviet Union.

cosmodrome

/ ˈkɒzməˌdrəʊm /

noun

1. a site, esp one in the former Soviet Union, from which spacecraft are launched

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmodrome¹

1950–55; < Russian kosmodróm; cosmo-, -drome

Example Sentences

The pair last met in September, when Mr Kim visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East.

From BBC

After the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia leased the Baikonur Cosmodrome from Kazakhstan and continued to use it for most of its space launches.

From Seattle Times

After the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia leased the Baikonur Cosmodrome from Kazakhstan and continued to use it for most of its space launches.

From Seattle Times

After the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia leased the Baikonur Cosmodrome from Kazakhstan and continued to use it for most of its space launches.

From Seattle Times

Mr Putin welcomed Mr Kim to the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East last September, in what was his first trip abroad in four years.

From BBC