pressure suit

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noun Aerospace.

pressurized suit.

Origin of pressure suit

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby pressure suit

pressure point, pressure reversal, pressure ridge, pressure sense, pressure sore, pressure suit, pressure ulcer, pressure vessel, pressure welding, pressure-cook, pressure-treated

Example sentences from the Web for pressure suit

  • One of the three men was talking, explaining things to Barlow about the rocket, about the pressure-suit he was to wear.

    By Earthlight |Bryce Walton

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

    The Aliens |Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for pressure suit

pressure suit

noun

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