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pod noun ( AIRCRAFT PART )

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Definition

a long narrow container which is fixed to an aircraft for carrying engines, weapons, extra fuel, etc
an escape/storage/accommodation pod
a space pod

(Definition of pod noun (AIRCRAFT PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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