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pod1 / päd/ • n. 1. an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe. ∎ the egg case of a locust. ∎ Geol. a body of rock or sediment whose length greatly exceeds its other dimensions: pods of blue quartz in Virginia. ∎ a narrow-necked purse seine for catching eels.2. a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function: the torpedo's sensor pod contains a television camera.• v. (pod·ded, pod·ding) 1. [intr.] (of a plant) bear or form pods: the peas have failed to pod.2. [tr.] remove (peas or beans) from their pods prior to cooking.DERIVATIVES: pod·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.pod2 • n. a small herd or school of marine animals, esp. whales.
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• pay(ment) on delivery
• (ital.) Pocket Oxford Dictionary
• port of debarkation
• (USA) Post Office Department
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Pod
a small herd or school of birds or mammals; a small herd of seal or whales.
Examples : pod of birds; of coots, 1832; of porpoises; of seals, 1897; of sperm whales, 1840; of whales, 1898; of whiting.
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