OUTER SPACE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does outer space mean? 

• OUTER SPACE (noun)
  The noun OUTER SPACE has 1 sense:

1. any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

  Familiarity information: OUTER SPACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTER SPACE (noun)

Meaning:

Any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether

Hypernyms ("outer space" is a kind of...):

location (a point or extent in space)

infinite; space (the unlimited expanse in which everything is located)

Meronyms (parts of "outer space"):

interplanetary space (the part of outer space within the solar system)

interstellar space (the space between stars)

intergalactic space (the space between galaxies)

deep space (any region in space outside the solar system)

Holonyms ("outer space" is a part of...):

aerospace (the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)