spacewalk

or space walk

[ speys-wawk ]

noun

1. a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.

verb (used without object)

1. to execute a task or mission outside a spacecraft in space.

spacewalk

/ ˈspeɪsˌwɔːk /

noun

1. the act or an instance of floating and manoeuvring in space, outside but attached by a lifeline to a spacecraft Technical nameextravehicular activity

verb

1. intr to float and manoeuvre in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft

Other Words From

• space·walk·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of spacewalk¹

First recorded in 1960–65, Americanism; space + walk

Example Sentences

Last Thursday, astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission completed a record-setting spacewalk.

From NewsForKids.net

As Dragon doesn't have an airlock, the crew were exposed to the vacuum of space during the spacewalk.

From BBC

A lucky few are asked to do a spacewalk, leaving the ISS for the space vacuum outside.

From BBC

Two private citizens have performed a spacewalk, becoming the only commercially-funded crew to perform the risky manoeuvre.

From BBC

Billionaire Jared Isaacman has taken off in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for what he hopes will be the first ever privately funded spacewalk.

From BBC