Tereshkova

[ ter-uhsh-koh-vuh; Russian tyi-ryi-shkaw-vuh ]

noun

1. Va·len·ti·na Vla·di·mi·rov·na [v, uh, -lyin-, tyee, -n, uh, vl, uh, -dyi-, myee, -, r, uh, v-n, uh], born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.

Tereshkova

/ tɪrɪʃˈkɔvə /

noun

1. TereshkovaValentina Vladimirovna1937FRussianTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna (vəlɪnˈtinə vlaˈdimirəvnə). born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut; first woman in space (1963)

Example Sentences

Perhaps not coincidentally, that’s the same year Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to venture into space.

From Los Angeles Times

The Soviet Union sent the first woman into orbit in 1963: Valentina Tereshkova, who spent three days in space and remains the only woman to fly solo.

From New York Times

During a welcome ceremony on the space station, Peresild received a congratulatory call from famed cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman in space in 1963 on the Vostok 6 mission.

From Scientific American

“Everything should go nominal, that’s our best wish,” Tereshkova said.

From Scientific American

After Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space in 1963, only four other Russian women have ever left Earth.

From Salon