Lem
(lɛm)
[f. the initials.]
A lunar excursion module (lunar a. 1 c). See also L.E.M. s.v. L 7.
| 1962 Listener 26 July 150/2 We had a discussion of Project Apollo, the American scheme for getting a man on the Moon. The secondary space-craft for this formidable task has been dubbed a ‘lunar excursion module’, or Lem for short. 1967 Economist 11 Nov. 627/1 The lunar excursion module—the Lem or bug—..will make the actual touch-down on the moon when the great day comes. |