lander

[ lan-der ]

noun
  1. a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.

Origin of lander

1
First recorded in 1960–65; land + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for lander

lander

/ (ˈlændə) /


noun
  1. a spacecraft designed to land on a planet or other body: Compare orbiter

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