Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunar lifeboat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: lu-nar lifeboat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the US Apollo moon program, a lunar module repurposed as a makeshift shelter for an astronaut crew returning to earth after a mishap necessitating cancellation of a moon landing; the emergency procedure of using the lunar module in this manner.

Example Sentences

"At 141 hours and 30 minutes, the Lunar Module, Aquarius, after successfully fulfilling its contingency role as a Lunar Lifeboat, was jettisoned in preparation for the final plunge into the Earth's atmosphere."
"As the "lunar lifeboat" neared the Earth, the hard problem loomed of how to separate the vehicles before they entered the atmosphere."
"[T]he world held its collective breath as the astronauts of Apollo 13 climbed into their lunar lifeboat Aquarius and safely returned to earth."

Inflected Forms

lunar lifeboats (plural)

Synonyms

LEM lifeboat LM lifeboat

Questions

What does lunar lifeboat mean?: In the US Apollo moon program, a lunar module repurposed as a makeshift shelter for an astronaut crew returning to earth after a mishap necessitating cancellation of a moon landing; the emergency procedure of using the lunar module in this manner.

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