spacewalk
To perform a spacewalkTo perform a spacewalk.
» The first spacewalk was 10 minutes long.
Der erste Weltraumspaziergang dauerte zehn Minuten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo perform a spacewalk.
- move in space outside a space craft
Examples
8 sentencesThe first spacewalk was 10 minutes long.
deDer erste Weltraumspaziergang dauerte zehn Minuten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
When on a spacewalk, astronauts use safety tethers to attach themselves to their spacecraft.
Spacewalks usually last between five and eight hours, depending on the job.
deJe nachdem, welche Aufgabe es zu bewältigen gilt, dauern Weltraumspaziergänge zwischen fünf und acht Stunden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Karl prepared for a spacewalk.
They prepared for the spacewalk.
Origin
From space + walk.From space + walk.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
spacewalks, spacewalking, spacewalked, spacewalked| Base form | spacewalk · to spacewalk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spacewalks |
| Present participle | spacewalking |
| Past simple | spacewalked |
| Past participle | spacewalked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.