HyperDic: space_platform

English > 1 sense of the expression space platform:
NOUNartifactspace platform, space station, space laboratorya manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
English > space platform: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research.
Synonymsspace station, space laboratory
InstancesSalyutEither of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s
SkylabUnited States space station
Broadersatellite, artificial satellite, orbiterman-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
Spanishestación espacial
Catalanestació espacial

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