LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lunar excursion module mean? 

• LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE (noun)
  The noun LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE has 1 sense:

1. a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

  Familiarity information: LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

LEM; lunar excursion module; lunar module

Hypernyms ("lunar excursion module" is a kind of...):

ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft (a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)