astronaut meaning

UK US /ˈæstrənɑt/ 3 syllables

astronaut (noun): a person trained to travel in a spacecraft.

Definition of astronaut

  1. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
    • the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts

    Synonyms: spaceman, cosmonaut

    Type of: traveler

    Kinds: spacewalker, Armstrong, Gagarin, Glenn, Shepard, Tereshkova

    Related forms: astronautic, astronautical

How to pronounce astronaut

astronaut is pronounced /ˈæstrənɑt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in UT · 9-letter words

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