Wiktionary
n. Any small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger. Usually refers to a small pod-like capsule that fits a low number of people. Escape pods are common in science-fiction literature, and often are attached to spaceships, although marine varieties have been spotted.
Wikipedia
Escape Pod is a magazine-style podcast founded by Steve Eley and launched on 12 May 2005 which presents science fiction stories. It has been called "the world's leading science fiction podcast". In 2006, Eley created Escape Artists, Inc. to produce Escape Pod and sister podcasts, Pseudopod and PodCastle. While episodes are free, writers are paid according to market guidelines established by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the company runs solely on listener donations or subscriptions.
Escape Pod may refer to:
- Escape pod, a capsule or craft used to escape in an emergency
- Escape Pod (podcast), an audio podcast science fiction magazine
Usage examples of "escape pod".
Perhaps when he returns the captain could retrieve our escape pod as well.
You are a civilian and you are to be protected so don't have a fit if someone summarily throws you into an escape pod and tells you to get yourself home.
The escape pod would be sufficient protection from any residual gases and he'd know the interior spaces to the square centimetre.