pressure suits

A form of pressure suit — A sealed, full-body garment, usually with an attachable helmet, which maintains air pressure or mechanical pressure around the body of an astronaut or aviator to compensate for the low density of the air at high altitudes.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pressure suit
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