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Dutch
Etymology
From maan + landen + -er, calque of English moon lander.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːnˌlɑn.dər/
- Hyphenation: maan‧lan‧der
Noun
maanlander m (plural maanlanders, diminutive maanlandertje n)
- moon lander
1967 September 7, Sjoerd van der Werf, “Onderzoek van maanbodem met radio-actieve straling”, in De Tijd, volume 123, number 39725, page 7:Zoals gezegd, men is er nooit in geslaagd de oorzaak van het falen van de vorige „maanlander", de op 14 juli jl. gelanceerde Surveyor-4, te vinden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)