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  • 41Ar|go|naut — «AHR guh nt», noun. = paper nautilus. (Cf. ↑paper nautilus) ╂[see etym. under Argonaut (Cf. ↑Argonaut)] Ar|go|naut «AHR guh nt», noun. 1. Greek Legend. any one of the men who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece. 2. a) U.S. a pers …

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  • 42ar|go|naut — «AHR guh nt», noun. = paper nautilus. (Cf. ↑paper nautilus) ╂[see etym. under Argonaut (Cf. ↑Argonaut)] Ar|go|naut «AHR guh nt», noun. 1. Greek Legend. any one of the men who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece. 2. a) U.S. a pers …

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  • 43hy|dro|naut — «HY druh nt», noun. a member of the United States Navy trained to work in undersea vessels engaged in search and rescue missions and in research projects. ╂[< hydro + naut, as in astronaut] …

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  • 44lu|na|naut — «LOO nuh nt», noun. = lunarnaut. (Cf. ↑lunarnaut) ╂[< Latin lūna moon + English (astro)naut] …

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  • 45lu|nar|naut — «LOO nuhr nt», noun. an astronaut who travels to the moon; a lunar astronaut: »Deprivation of nasal satisfaction may prove irksome and nerve ragging to future long stay lunarnauts and the provision of an interesting aromatic background may be as… …

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  • 46aer|o|naut — «AIR uh nt», noun. 1. the pilot of an airship or balloon; balloonist. 2. a person who travels in an airship or balloon. 3. the pilot of an airplane. ╂[< aero + Greek naútēs sailor] …

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  • 47as|tro|naut — «AS truh nt», noun. 1. a pilot or member of the crew of a spacecraft: »360,000 pounds of thrust…boosted astronaut Glenn s 4,100 pound capsule into space (Science News Letter). 2. a traveler in outer space. ╂[< astro + Greek naútēs sailor]… …

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  • 48ca|naut — «swa> NT», noun. (in India) the side of a tent, or of a canvas enclosure. ╂[Anglo Indian < Hindustani, or Arabic ganāt] …

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  • 49cos|mo|naut — «KOZ muh nt», noun. an astronaut, especially a Russian astronaut. ╂[< Russian kosmonavt < kosmo cosmo + navt < Greek naútēs sailor] Usage cosmonaut, astronaut. In the United States cosmonaut is used only in reference to Russian space… …

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  • 50Jug|ger|naut — «JUHG uhr nawt», noun. 1. an idol of the Hindu god Krishna, pulled around on a huge car. Devotees of the god are said to have thrown themselves under the wheels to be crushed to death. 2. Figurative. Also, juggernaut. a) something to which a… …

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