Vostok

[vos-tok, vo-stok; Russ. vuh-stawk]

Vos·tok

[vos-tok, vo-stok; Russ. vuh-stawk]
noun
one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying one cosmonaut, used to make the world's first manned spaceflights.

Origin:
1961; < Russian Vostók literally, east
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Vostok is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Vostok (ˈvɒstɒk)
 
n
any of six manned Soviet spacecraft made to orbit the earth. Vostok 1, launched in April 1961, carried Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space; Vostok 6 carried Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space

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