Phrase guide

extravehicular activity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any activity done by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 艙外活動 /舱外活动 (cāngwài huódòng) — work outside of spacecraft
  • Finnish: aluksen ulkopuolinen toiminta — work outside of spacecraft
  • French: activité extravéhiculaire — work outside of spacecraft
  • French: AEV — work outside of spacecraft
  • French: EVA — work outside of spacecraft
  • French: sortie extravéhiculaire — work outside of spacecraft
  • German: Außenbordeinsatz — work outside of spacecraft
  • Japanese: 船外活動 (sengaikatsudō) — work outside of spacecraft
  • Portuguese: atividade extraveicular — work outside of spacecraft
  • Russian: вы́ход в откры́тый ко́смос (výxod v otkrýtyj kósmos) — work outside of spacecraft