spacesuit

Noun

space suit (plural space suits)

1. A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.
2. A pressurized protective outfit worn by people working with extreme biohazards.
   • Yale officials may have to consider treating Sabia virus as a so-called class 4 biohazard from now on, which means researchers will be able to handle it only inside a glove box or while wearing a space suit.1994, Time - Volume 144, Issues 10-18