English Explanatory Dictionary

Salyut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the spacecraft involved in the Salyut programme, the first space station programme undertaken by the Soviet Union, from 1971 to 1986.

Pronunciation

/sɑːlˈjuːt/

Word forms

Salyut Salyuts

Etymology

From Russian Салют (Saljut), from салют (saljut, “salute; fireworks”). Doublet of salute.

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