1. plural of lander; spacecraft designed to land on a celestial body
Usage: aerospace
2. plural of lander; people who land or come ashore

Examples

• The Mars landers transmitted valuable data back to Earth.
• NASA launched three lunar landers in the Apollo program.
• The Viking landers successfully touched down on Mars in 1976.
• Several landers have explored the surface of Mars over the decades.
• The early landers at Plymouth Rock faced harsh winter conditions.
• Coast Guard officials monitored the landers coming ashore from the rescue boats.