escape pod

/əˈskeɪp.pɒd/

noun

Any small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger.

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Meanings

nounescape pod (plural escape pods)

plural escape pods

  1. literatureAny small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pod

Translations

Danish redningskapsel, flugtkapsel
  • redningskapselsmall vehicle used for evacuation
  • flugtkapselsmall vehicle used for evacuation
French capsule de sauvetage
  • capsule de sauvetagesmall vehicle used for evacuation
German Rettungskapsel
  • Rettungskapselsmall vehicle used for evacuation
Japanese 脱出ポッド
  • 脱出ポッド (dasshutsu poddo)small vehicle used for evacuation
Portuguese cápsula de fuga, cápsula de escape
  • cápsula de fugasmall vehicle used for evacuation
  • cápsula de escapesmall vehicle used for evacuation
Russian спасательная капсула
  • спасательная капсула (spasatelʹnaja kapsula)small vehicle used for evacuation
Spanish cápsula de escape
  • cápsula de escapesmall vehicle used for evacuation
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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