drop pod

noun

A re-entry vehicle, often single-use, used to deploy infantry or ground vehicles from an orbiting starship to a planet's surface.

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Meanings

noundrop pod (plural drop pods)

plural drop pods

  1. literatureA re-entry vehicle, often single-use, used to deploy infantry or ground vehicles from an orbiting starship to a planet's surface.
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APA

drop pod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20pod

MLA

“drop pod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20pod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop pod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20pod.

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