lander

noun

land·​er ˈlan-dər 

: one that lands

especially : a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)

Examples of lander in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Subsequent moonshots will alternate between the two billionaires' landers. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

An artist's impression of a Starship moon lander on the lunar surface. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Subsequent moonshots will alternate between the two billionaires’ landers. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The Pathfinder base lander was renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station in honor of the late astronomer Carl Sagan. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lander

• brander
• candor
• dander
• gander
• grander
• hander
• laender
• pander
• sander
• slander
• stander
• zander