Looking for the meaning of the word ASTRONAUT in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ASTRONAUT with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Astronaut
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from astro-, on the pattern of aeronaut and aquanaut
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈastrənɔːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft
Short Definition:person who is trained to travel in spacecraft
Examples:- Damon stars as an astronaut who is accidentally left behind on Mars following a mission
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