space walk

noun

: a period of activity spent outside a spacecraft by an astronaut in space

spacewalk

ˈspās-ˌwȯk 

intransitive verb

spacewalker

ˈspās-ˌwȯ-kər 

noun

Examples of space walk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meir, a 49-year-old Swedish-American, completed the first all-female space walk in 2020 (with Christina Koch) and has spent over 350 days in orbit, contributing to research on heart function. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The inhabitants of this space walk onto the stage in profile, one by one, and take their positions—on a rocking chair, against a wall. — Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026

Originally, the space agency had targeted 2025 for demonstrations of the lunar variants, followed by tests of the microgravity versions via an ISS space walk in 2026. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026

Koch is a 47-year-old engineer and adventurer—an ice and rock climber, a surfer, and a triathlete who participated in the first all-woman space walk and who lived for 328 days on the ISS. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for space walk

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock

Kids Definition

space walk

noun

: a period of movement in space outside a spacecraft by an astronaut