PRESSURE SUIT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pressure suit" is a kind of...):

protective garment (clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pressure suit"):

anti-G suit; G suit (pressure suit worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration)

spacesuit (a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space)

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