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spacewalk

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To perform a spacewalk.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

move in space outside a space craft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: walk

History

Etymology

From space + walk.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: излизане извън космически кораб (izlizane izvǎn kosmičeski korab) — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空行走 (tàikōng xíngzǒu) — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Danish: rumvandring — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Dutch: ruimtewandeling — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Finnish: avaruuskävely — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Hungarian: űrséta — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Icelandic: geimganga — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Italian: passeggiata spaziale — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Japanese: 宇宙遊泳 (uchūyūei) — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Portuguese: atividade extraveicular — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Russian: вы́ход в откры́тый ко́смос (výxod v otkrýtyj kósmos) — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Swedish: rymdpromenad — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Yiddish: קאָסמאָס־שפּאַציר (kósmos-shpatsír) — activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空行走 (tàikōng xíngzǒu) — perform a spacewalk
  • Finnish: tehdä avaruuskävely — perform a spacewalk