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View synonyms for lunar module

lunar module

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
  1. the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. : LM


lunar module

noun

  1. the module used to carry two of the three astronauts on an Apollo spacecraft to the surface of the moon and back to the spacecraft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lunar module1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences

They need a kid to test an “accidentally smaller version” of the lunar module immediately, and so Stan is sworn to secrecy as he prepares for space.

Cooper was a surface operations engineer, helping guide the lunar module.

The crew aborted the planned moon landing and took refuge in the lunar module, Aquarius, using it for the journey back to Earth.

Buzz Aldrin was lunar module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission.

Mr. Cunningham, a physicist and former Marine fighter pilot, had been the mission’s backup lunar module pilot.

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