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German
Etymology
From Weltraum (“space”) + Schrott (“scrap, junk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌʃʁɔt/
- Hyphenation: Welt‧raum‧schrott
Noun
Weltraumschrott m (strong, genitive Weltraumschrottes or Weltraumschrotts, no plural)
- space debris, space junk
- Synonym: Weltraummüll m
2023 November 14, “Bei Weltraumspaziergang: Astronautinnen verlieren Werkzeugtasche im All”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:Umherfliegende Objekte können der ISS gefährlich werden. Wegen einer möglichen Kollision mit Weltraumschrott musste die ISS in der Vergangenheit bereits geräumt werden, immer wieder muss sie zum Ausweichen ihre Flugbahn ändern.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Weltraumschrott
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