SPUTNIK

sputnik

(noun) a Russian artificial satellite; “Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sputnik (plural sputniks)

(historical) Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.

(dated) Any artificial satellite.

Anagrams

• Stupnik, stink up, upknits

Noun

Sputnik (plural Sputniks)

Alternative letter-case form of sputnik.

Anagrams

• Stupnik, stink up, upknits

Source: Wiktionary



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