Lander (en. Lander)

/lɑ̃.deʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Space vehicle designed to land and carry astronauts or scientific instruments.

The lander successfully landed on the surface of Mars.

Le lander a réussi son atterrissage sur la surface de Mars.

Device used to land on a celestial body.

The lander from the lunar mission collected soil samples.

Le lander de la mission lunaire a collecté des échantillons de sol.

In aviation, a type of craft that lands on hard ground or in a specific environment.

The amphibious lander is capable of landing both on water and on land.

Le lander amphibie est capable d'atterrir aussi bien sur l'eau que sur la terre.

Derived from the English 'lander', formed from the verb 'to land', meaning to land.

extraterrestrial lander

Device designed to land on a celestial body outside of Earth.

atterrisseur extraterrestre

landing mission

Operation aimed at depositing a craft on the surface of a celestial body.

mission d'atterrissage

lunar landing

Action of placing a vessel on the Moon.

atterrissage lunaire

to land

Action of descending towards the ground and landing on it.

atterrir

vessel

Craft designed to travel in space.

vaisseau

space mission

Organized operation to explore space.

mission spatiale

Craft that arrives safely.

This lander is so reliable, it will never miss its target.

Ce lander est tellement fiable, il ne ratera jamais son but.

To be lucky in a situation.

He really landed when he found that job.

Il a vraiment lander quand il a trouvé ce travail.