"drop pod" meaning in English

See drop pod in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: drop pods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop pod (plural drop pods)
  1. (science fiction) A re-entry vehicle, often single-use, used to deploy infantry or ground vehicles from an orbiting starship to a planet's surface. Categories (topical): Military, Science fiction, Spacecraft
    Sense id: en-drop_pod-en-noun-ytbiK-YP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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