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Sput·nik  (sptnk, spt-, sptnyk)

n.

Any of a series of Soviet satellites sent into Earth orbit, especially the first, launched October 4, 1957.

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[Russian sputnik (zemlyi), fellow traveler (of Earth) : so-, s-, together; see ksun in Indo-European roots + put', path, way; see pent- in Indo-European roots + -nik, n. suff.]

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sputnik

Noun

a Russian artificial satellite [Russian, literally: fellow traveller]

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Noun

1.

sputnik - a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth" artificial satellite, orbiter, satellite - man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon