Definition of moonsuit in US English:
moonsuit
(also moon suit)
nounˈmo͞onso͞otˈmo͞onso͞ot
informal 1A protective coverall garment suitable for space travel.
as Apollo astronauts discovered, you don't really run in a moonsuit, you bound
Example sentencesExamples
- The original plan was to use a joystick, but astronaut feedback indicated that grasping a joystick in a moonsuit was troublesome.
- 1.1 A garment resembling a moonsuit.
an emergency response team dressed in moonsuits
Example sentencesExamples
- Anyone who puts on a moon suit to handle asbestos is wasting his time: the correct safety equipment is one of those paper nose-and-mouth 'particulate respirators'.
- Zipped up tightly in my bee-proof ‘moonsuit’, complete with netted helmet, I walk nervously towards the hives.