outer space
noun
: space immediately outside the earth's atmosphere
broadly
: interplanetary or interstellar space
Examples of outer space in a Sentence
a satellite in outer space
Is there life in outer space?
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Laura Lu, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025
While The Changes Track The Progression Of Our Credit Market Amnesia
The replacement high-end properties mimic the ambitions of today’s tech titans to conquer outer space.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
And paradise, like outer space, is the stuff of dreams.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
During another, his hand gets cut off and spins through outer space past one of the ship’s windows, droplets of blood trickling behind it.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outer space
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“Outer space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20space. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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