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para-astronaut

noun
/pæɹˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/UK/pæɹˈæstɹəˌnɔt/US/pæɹˈæstɹəˌnɑt/

Etymology

From para- + astronaut. Coined by the European Space Agency in 2021.

  1. derived from ἄστρον — “star”
  2. formed as para-astronaut — “para- + astronaut”

Definitions

  1. A physically disabled astronaut.

    • John McFall is the European Space Agency's first ever para-astronaut, selected to study how feasible it is for someone with a physical disability to live and work in space.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA