command module
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- noun
- /kəˈmænd ˈmɒdʒuːl/
- Specialized
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módulo de mando
- Michael Collins orbited the Moon alone in the command module while his crewmates explored the lunar surface.
He orbited in lunar orbit in the command module while Neil and, and Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin are on the, on the, on the moon.
- He orbited in lunar orbit in the command module while Neil and, and Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin are on the, on the, on the moon.
Examples
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She was the last to reach the command module.
Fiction book (1999) -
Will the command module survive the intense heat of re-entry?
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We're back in the command module.
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You should be moving into the command module.
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Everything was going well with the command module, I had my happy little home, I had the bright lights on.
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We are showing LOS in the command module.
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Between us, we're doing some final tests on the new command module today.
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Houston, we are moving back to the command module.
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The command module would pass over both poles on every orbit.
Fiction book (1996) -
Eddie's started asking questions about the new command module.
Synonyms
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A compartment of a spacecraft that can be removed for crew or equipment
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'command' specifies the purpose (control/operations) and 'module' denotes a compartment, so together they indicate a compartment used for command and control. This follows a common noun–noun compounding pattern and would be readily inferred by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The name command module comes from the words command (meaning 'control') and module (meaning 'a separate unit or room'). It was the small cabin on a spaceship where the crew lived, controlled the ship, and talked with Earth, so the name now means the part used for living and for control.