space blanket

noun

A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.

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Meanings

nounspace blanket (plural space blankets)

plural space blankets

  1. A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.

Translations

Finnish avaruushuopa
  • avaruushuopablanket
German Rettungsdecke
  • Rettungsdeckeblanket
Polish koc
  • kocblanket
Cite this entry
APA

space blanket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20blanket

MLA

“space blanket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20blanket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “space blanket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20blanket.

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