Etymology

lunodrome

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Today it means: A large model of the lunar surface on which spacecraft intended to be launched to the moon are tested, especially in the former Soviet Union. Full definition →

Russian лунодром
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromлунодром
  2. English todaylunodrome

From Russian лунодром (lunodrom), with the second element assimilated to -drome; compare cosmodrome.

Words from the same roots

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moondrome

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