lunar module

noun

: a space vehicle module designed to carry astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

called also lunar excursion module

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The third crew member of Apollo 13 was Biloxi, Mississippi, native Fred Haise, the lunar module pilot who was part of the same astronaut class as Swigert. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 July 2025 The Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down at Tranquility Base on the Moon. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025 At a Stevie Wonder concert in Harlem the next day, mention of the lunar module brought boos from the crowd. Ekow Eshun july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025 The crew has less than an hour to evacuate the command module Odyssey into the lunar module Aquarius, using it as a lifeboat. ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunar module

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lunar module was in 1967

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“Lunar module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20module. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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lunar module

noun
: a part of a space vehicle designed to carry astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

called also lunar excursion module

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