Yuri Gagarin Word Search
Play a Yuri Gagarin word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: VOSTOK, SPACECRAFT, COSMONAUT, ORBIT, ROCKET, CAPSULE, EARTH, REENTRY, PARACHUTE, LANDING, FIRST, HUMAN.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Yuri Gagarin word list, defined
- SPACECRAFT /ˈspeɪskræft/ · noun
- A vehicle designed to operate in outer space, typically including a crew or cargo compartment, propulsion systems, and control systems. Related: vehicle, craft, ship, probe.
- COSMONAUT /ˈkɒzmənɔːt/ (British), /ˈkɑːzmənɔːt/ (US) · noun
- An astronaut, specifically one employed by or representing the Russian or former Soviet space programme. Related: astronaut, spaceman, space traveller, spacefarer.
- ORBIT /ˈɔːrbɪt/ · noun, verb
- A path or trajectory that an object or spacecraft follows as it revolves around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. To move in a curved path around a central point, especially in a stable or regular manner. Related: path, trajectory, revolution, rotation.
- ROCKET /ˈrɒkɪt/ · noun, verb
- A vehicle that uses a rocket engine to propel itself into space or to a high altitude. To propel or launch something with a sudden, powerful force. Related: missile, spacecraft, orbiter, launcher.
- CAPSULE /ˈkæpsjuːl/ (UK), /ˈkæpsuːl/ (US) · noun (also verb)
- A small soluble case or shell, typically made of gelatin, containing a dose of medicine; more broadly, any small sealed container or capsule-shaped structure. As a verb, to enclose something in a compact form. Related: pill, container, capsule-shaped shell, pod.
- EARTH /ɜːrθ/ · noun
- The planet on which we live, the third from the sun; also the substance of the ground — soil and land as opposed to sea or sky. Related: ground, soil, land, dirt.
- REENTRY /riːˈɛntri/ · noun
- The act of entering or returning to a place or situation, especially after a period of absence. The period of time when a spacecraft re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. Related: re-entry, return, reincorporation, reintegration.
- PARACHUTE /ˈpærətʃuːt/ · noun, verb
- A device used for slowing the descent of an object through the air, typically by means of a fabric canopy, or to jump from an aircraft with a fabric canopy to slow descent. To jump from an aircraft with a fabric canopy to slow descent. Related: sail, glider, wing, chute.
- LANDING /lændɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of coming to rest on a surface, especially after a flight. To bring an aircraft to the ground. Related: arrival, touchdown, descent, alighting.
- FIRST /fɜːrst/ (US), /fɜːst/ (UK) · adjective, adverb, noun
- Coming before all others in time, order, or importance; earliest or highest in rank. As a noun, the person or thing that comes before all others, or the beginning of a series. Related: initial, earliest, foremost, leading.
- HUMAN /hjuːmən/ · noun
- A member of the species Homo sapiens or a human being, regarded as an individual. Related: person, mortal, individual, being.
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