Lunar module
Lunar module noun - A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
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Rocket and lunar module are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rocket" instead a noun phrase "Lunar module".
Rocket
Rocket noun - A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion.
Lunar module and rocket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lunar module" instead a noun "Rocket".
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- In United States space travel, Apollo refers to the name of the program, not the rocket (either Saturn IB or Saturn V, depending on the mission), or the spacecraft itself (after the first two missions, each Command Module and Lunar Module had its own name).
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Rocket and Lunar module. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lunar_module/rocket
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Rocket or Lunar module. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lunar_module/rocket.
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