Soyuz
[ saw-yooz; Russian suh-yooz ]
noun
one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying one, two, or three cosmonauts, who carried out scientific research and developed rendezvous and docking techniques: still used to ferry crews to Soviet space stations.
Origin of Soyuz
1From the Russian word Soyúz literally, union
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British Dictionary definitions for Soyuz
Soyuz
/ (sɔɪˈjʊz) /
noun
any of a series of Russian spacecraft used to ferry crew to and from space stations
Origin of Soyuz
1C20: Russian: union
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