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pressure suit

noun

, Aerospace.

pressure suit

an inflatable suit worn by a person flying at high altitudes or in space, to provide protection from low pressure

First recorded in 1935–40

Even the simple task of grasping an object is exponentially more difficult in a pressure suit.

He looked at the engineer's thin face, and his hands were trembling as he opened the pressure suit.

He tore open a pressure-suit cupboard in the wall beside the lock door.

A pressure suit was completely independent of weather and regulated its own internal heat.

Beside the door on a hook hung an inflated pressure suit, complete with gloves, boots, and helmet.

He was struggling to make himself think when he saw Nagel leap for his pressure suit.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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