a spacecraft designed to land on a planet or other body
Compare orbiter
Länder in British English
(ˈlɛndər)
plural noun
Land2
lander in American English
(ˈlændər)
noun
a spacecraft designed to separate from an orbiting spacecraft and make a soft landing on a planet, moon, etc.
Examples of 'lander' in a sentence
lander
She radioed the ship and arranged for a lander to pick us up in a barren area two days ' walk from the auntring.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD (2002)
All related terms of 'lander'
land
Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building.
Byrd Land
a part of Antarctica , east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea: claimed for the US by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1929, though all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
Holy Land
→ Palestine (the region)
Adélie Land
a part of Antarctica , between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty )
Arnhem Land
a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory , large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
Graham Land
the N part of the Antarctic Peninsula : became part of the British Antarctic Territory in 1962 (formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies ; claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty )
Palmer Land
the S part of the Antarctic Peninsula
Terre Adélie
a part of Antarctica , between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty )
Waste Land
→ the Waste Land
Wilkes Land
a region in Antarctica south of Australia , on the Indian Ocean
Enderby Land
part of the coastal region of Antarctica , between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory ( claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty ); discovered in 1831
Promised Land
If you refer to a place or a state as a promised land , you mean that people desire it and expect to find happiness or success there.
Rupert's Land
(formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
Victoria Land
a section of Antarctica , largely in the Ross Dependency on the Ross Sea
Franz Josef Land
an archipelago of over 100 islands in the Arctic Ocean , administratively part of Russia . Area: about 21 000 sq km (8000 sq miles)
Marie Byrd Land
region in W Antarctica , on the Amundsen Sea
Queen Maud Land
the large section of Antarctica between Coats Land and Enderby Land: claimed by Norway in 1939. (Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)
Van Diemen's Land
→ Tasmania
Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa
an archipelago of over 100 islands in the Arctic Ocean , administratively part of Russia. Area: about 21 000 sq km (8000 sq miles)
Queen Elizabeth Land
an area of British Antarctic Territory , situated south of Weddell Sea and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching from Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole . Area: 437 000 sq km (169 000 sq miles)
dixie
a large metal pot for cooking , brewing tea , etc
pal
Your pals are your friends.
Palestine
the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in which most of the biblical narrative is located
the Holy Land
the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in which most of the biblical narrative is located
Tasmania
an island in the S Pacific , south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642; used as a penal colony by the British (1803–53); mostly forested and mountainous . Capital: Hobart . Pop: 512 000 (2012 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles)