Full record for escape pod n.

Definition	a small, minimally equipped spacecraft for emergency use (see lifeboat)
OED requirements	antedating 1976
Earliest cite	George Lucas, 'Star Wars'
Comment	Douglas Winston submitted a cite from a 1999 reprint of Elizabeth Moon's "Rules of Engagement"; Michael Dolbear verified the cite in the 1998 first edition. Douglas Winston submitted a 2002 cite from Tanya Huff's "The Better Part of Valor". Douglas Winston submitted a 1991 cite from Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon's "Generation Warriors". Douglas Winston submitted a 1998 cite from Diane Duane's "Starrise at Corrivale". Douglas Winston submitted a 2001 cite from Timothy Zahn's "Angelmass". Malcolm Farmer submitted a cite from a 2002 reprint of Paul McAuley's "Making History". Adam Canning submitted a 1987 cite from Curtis Smith and Bill Slavicsek's "The Star Wars Source Book". J Greely submitted a 1976 cite from George Lucas' "Star Wars".
Last modified	6 July, 2008

Citations for escape pod n.

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1991 A. McCaffrey & E. Moon Generation Warriors 101	Thinking of Sassinak reminded him again of her experience in the escape pod.
2001 T. Zahn Angelmass 329	EmDef can have a transport to them in twenty minutes‥. There's also a double ring of emergency escape pods set around the tube connecting the catapult and net sections of the station.
2002 P. McAuley Making Hist. 87	‘It fell into Saturn.’‘The scow did, yes. But before it took its dive, it travelled most of the way around the planet within the ring system, long enough to drop off its passengers and cargo in escape pods.’