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lunodrome

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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