English noun: outer space | |||
1. | outer space (location) any location outside the Earth's atmosphere | ||
Samples | The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether. The first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth. | ||
Synonyms | space | ||
Broader (hypernym) | infinite, location, space | ||
Part holonym | deep space, intergalactic space, interplanetary space, interstellar space | ||
Part meronym | aerospace | ||