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Nastronaut

UK/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/US/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔt/

Nastronaut noun: an astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.

Noun

Nastronaut (plural Nastronauts)

  1. An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.
    • yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy2008, Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics: PSiCL., Volume 44, Issue 3, volume 34, number 3, Adam Mickiewicz University, page 372
    • "Hey Uncle Josh!" With Natalie's help, J.T. scrambled to the ground, then ran over, arms extended. Josh swung him onto his hip. "Look at me! I'm a nastronaut!" "That's pretty cool, J.T. Are you going off in a spaceship?"2010 August 1, Marilyn Pappano, The Trouble With Josh, Silhouette, →ISBN, page 17

Examples of Nastronaut in a sentence

  • "Fox was sick, and the nastronaut is staying with us!" "Someone was sick on a nastronaut?!" Tycho went over his news again, at half the speed.2019 January 10, E E Oakey, From the Depths of Vispa, E E Oakey, →ISBN:
  • 'But wasn't the first nastronaut called “Garret”?' asked Tycho, 'Like Meena and Ffang, the zookeepers?' 'Yes, that's right,' said Addie, reading from her cape again.2020 June 3, E E Oakey, Across the Sands of Aurinko, E E Oakey, →ISBN:

Forms of Nastronaut

pluralNastronauts

Origin of Nastronaut

Blend of NASA + astronaut.

Questions about Nastronaut

What does Nastronaut mean?
Nastronaut means an astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.
How do you use Nastronaut in a sentence?
"Fox was sick, and the nastronaut is staying with us!" "Someone was sick on a nastronaut?!" Tycho went over his news again, at half the speed.
What part of speech is Nastronaut?
Nastronaut is a noun.
How do you pronounce Nastronaut?
Nastronaut is pronounced /ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of Nastronaut?
The plural of Nastronaut is Nastronauts.

Words near Nastronaut in the dictionary

  1. nastoyka
  2. nastoykas
  3. nastoyki
  4. NASTRAN
  5. nastriform
  6. Nastronaut
  7. Nastronauts
  8. nastrophite
  9. Nasts
  10. nasturtia
  11. nasturtian

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