lunar module
noun (often initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace.
the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM
Also called
lunar excursion module.
Origin of lunar module
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby lunar module
lunar cycle,
lunar day,
lunar distance,
lunar eclipse,
lunar excursion module,
lunar module,
lunar month,
lunar orbiter,
lunar rainbow,
lunar rover,
lunar year
British Dictionary definitions for lunar module
lunar module
noun
the module used to carry two of the three astronauts on an Apollo spacecraft to the surface of the moon and back to the spacecraft