space noun (EMPTY PLACE)
A2 [ C or U ] an empty area that is available to be used:
I need to make (some) space for Mark's things.
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B2 [ U ] the area around everything that exists, continuing in all directions:
He was absent-mindedly staring/gazing into space (= looking, but seeing nothing).
open space
in/within a short space of time
in/within the space of six weeks, three hours, etc.
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space noun (BEYOND EARTH)
B1 [ U ] the empty area outside Earth's atmosphere, where the planets and the stars are:
space exploration/travel
a space rocket
Who was the first human being in space/the first to go into space?
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- The film was about creatures from outer space.
- The music represents the immensities of space.
- Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around Earth.
- They filmed a rocket propelled through space.
- This is a joint program bankrolled by the U.S. space agency.
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