lunodrome

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noun

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.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:lunodrome.”

OriginRussian лунодром →
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Meanings

nounlunodrome (plural lunodromes)

plural lunodromes

  1. 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.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:lunodrome.

Origin

  1. Russianлунодром
  2. Englishlunodrome

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

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APA

lunodrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunodrome

MLA

“lunodrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunodrome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunodrome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunodrome.

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