International Space Station

proper noun

An artificial satellite in low Earth orbit operated by a number of cooperating space programs.

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Meanings

proper nounthe International Space Station
  1. US space program; space flight; US space program; space flightAn artificial satellite in low Earth orbit operated by a number of cooperating space programs.

    Synonyms: Alpha, Freedom, Configuration Alpha, Space Station Alpha, Space Station Freedom, ISS

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn artificial satellite in low Earth orbit operated by a number of cooperating space programs.

Similar
AlphaFreedomConfiguration AlphaSpace Station AlphaSpace Station FreedomISS

Translations

Arabic مَحَطَّةُ الفَضَاءِ الدُّوَلِيَّة
  • مَحَطَّةُ الفَضَاءِ الدُّوَلِيَّة (maḥaṭṭatu l-faḍāʔi d-duwaliyya)low-earth orbit space station
Chinese Mandarin 國際空間站 /国际空间站, 國際太空站 /国际太空站
  • 國際空間站 /国际空间站 (Guójì Kōngjiānzhàn)low-earth orbit space station
  • 國際太空站 /国际太空站low-earth orbit space station
Dutch internationaal ruimtestation
  • internationaal ruimtestationlow-earth orbit space station
Finnish Kansainvälinen avaruusasema
  • Kansainvälinen avaruusasemalow-earth orbit space station
German Internationale Raumstation
  • Internationale Raumstationlow-earth orbit space station
Greek Διεθνής Διαστημικός Σταθμός
  • Διεθνής Διαστημικός Σταθμός (Diethnís Diastimikós Stathmós)low-earth orbit space station
Hungarian Nemzetközi Űrállomás
  • Nemzetközi Űrállomáslow-earth orbit space station
Japanese 国際宇宙ステーション
  • 国際宇宙ステーション (Kokusai Uchū Sutēshon)low-earth orbit space station
Korean 국제우주정거장
  • 국제우주정거장 (gukje'ujujeonggeojang)low-earth orbit space station
Polish Międzynarodowa Stacja Kosmiczna
  • Międzynarodowa Stacja Kosmicznalow-earth orbit space station
Russian междунаро́дная косми́ческая ста́нция, МКС
  • междунаро́дная косми́ческая ста́нция (meždunaródnaja kosmíčeskaja stáncija)low-earth orbit space station
  • МКС (MKS)low-earth orbit space station
Swedish Internationella rymdstationen
  • Internationella rymdstationenlow-earth orbit space station
Cite this entry
APA

International Space Station. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Space%20Station

MLA

“International Space Station.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Space%20Station. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “International Space Station,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Space%20Station.

Source: International Space Station on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.