space race

noun

The competition between nations in the field of space exploration.

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Meanings

space race1

nounspace race (plural space races)

plural space races

  1. The competition between nations in the field of space exploration.

Space Race2

proper nounthe Space Race
  1. historicalUS space program; Russian space program; US space program; Russian space programThe informal competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to launch unmanned satellites, send people into space and land them on the Moon.

Translations

Bulgarian косми́ческа надпрева́ра, космическа надпревара
  • косми́ческа надпрева́ра (kosmíčeska nadprevára)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • космическа надпревара (kosmičeska nadprevara)competition
Chinese Mandarin 空間競賽 /空间竞赛, 太空競賽 /太空竞赛
  • 空間競賽 /空间竞赛 (kōngjiān jìngsài)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • 太空競賽 /太空竞赛 (tàikōng jìngsài)competition
Danish rumkapløb, rumkapløbet
  • rumkapløbcompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • rumkapløbetcompetition
Dutch ruimterace, ruimtewedloop
  • ruimteracecompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • ruimtewedloopcompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
Finnish kilpajuoksu avaruuteen, kilpajuoksu avaruuteen
  • kilpajuoksu avaruuteencompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • kilpajuoksu avaruuteencompetition
  • avaruuskilpacompetition
French course à l'espace, course à l'espace
  • course à l'espacecompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • course à l'espacecompetition
German Wettlauf ins All
  • Wettlauf ins Allcompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
Hindi अंतरिक्ष दौड़
  • अंतरिक्ष दौड़ (antarikṣ dauṛ)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
Hungarian űrverseny, űrverseny
  • űrversenycompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • űrversenycompetition
Japanese 宇宙開発競争, 宇宙開発レース
  • 宇宙開発競争 (uchū kaihatsu kyōsō)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • 宇宙開発レース (uchū kaihatsu rēsu)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • スペースレース (supēsurēsu)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
Korean 우주 경쟁
  • 우주 경쟁 (uju gyeongjaeng)competition
Russian косми́ческая го́нка, космическая гонка
  • косми́ческая го́нка (kosmíčeskaja gónka)competition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • космическая гонка (kosmičeskaja gonka)competition
Spanish carrera espacial, carrera espacial
  • carrera espacialcompetition between nations in the field of space exploration
  • carrera espacialcompetition
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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