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cosmodrome

cos·mo·drome [ kózmə drm ] (plural cos·mo·dromes)


noun 
Definition:
 
launch site for Russian spacecraft: a site from which spacecraft are launched in Russia or other countries of the former Soviet Union

[Mid-20th century. < Russian kosmodrom< kosmonavt "cosmonaut" + -drom "arena"]
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