Phrase guide

escape pod

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈskeɪp.pɒd/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: redningskapsel — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • Danish: flugtkapsel — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • French: capsule de sauvetage — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • German: Rettungskapsel — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • Japanese: 脱出ポッド (dasshutsu poddo) — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • Portuguese: cápsula de fuga — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • Portuguese: cápsula de escape — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • Russian: спасательная капсула (spasatelʹnaja kapsula) — small vehicle used for evacuation
  • Spanish: cápsula de escape — small vehicle used for evacuation