: one that lands
especially
: a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)
Examples of lander in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Related article Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon.
—
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Firefly also shared the lander’s first two images of the moon.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
SpaceX won a multibillion-dollar contract from the agency to use Starship as a crewed lunar lander as part of NASA’s Artemis moon program.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Check out Blue Ghost's amazing view of Earth eclipsing the Moon as the lander travels on orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for lander 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Firefly also shared the lander’s first two images of the moon.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
SpaceX won a multibillion-dollar contract from the agency to use Starship as a crewed lunar lander as part of NASA’s Artemis moon program.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Check out Blue Ghost's amazing view of Earth eclipsing the Moon as the lander travels on orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for lander
Dictionary Entries Near lander
Cite this Entry
“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share