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

While working to develop critical onboard software for the spacecraft — both command modules and lunar landers — that completed NASA’s historic Apollo flights — Hamilton is credited with making the system more robust and accident-resistant. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

This gear will get to the moon aboard a lander and rover via NASA's Commercial Lunar Payloads Services program, and the data collected will be studied by a team led by PSI associate director and senior scientist Than Putzig. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The low-angle light plays hobs with conventional solar panels lying flat on a lander, but Blue Origin's Power Tower is designed to exploit the near-eternal sunset/sunrise. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Once there, the MBR Explorer will orbit 269 Justitia for seven months before releasing a lander that will attempt to touch down on the space rock to analyze its composition. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 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