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LEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does LEM mean?
• LEM (noun)
The noun LEM has 1 sense:
1. a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
Familiarity information: LEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
LEM; lunar excursion module; lunar module
Hypernyms ("LEM" is a kind of...):
ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft (a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)
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