cryopod

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/ˈkraɪ.oʊˌpɒd/

noun

A sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.

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Meanings

nouncryopod (plural cryopods)

plural cryopods

  1. literatureA sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.

    These loads include 10 external cryopod pumps, …

    1986, Energy and Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, page 35
    1 more example

    He glanced at the scan display. The contact resolved into a clearer image: definitely a UNSC cryopod.

    2003, Eric Nylund, Halo: First Strike, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 38

Origin

From cryo + pod.

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Chicago

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