cryopod
noun/ˈkraɪ.oʊˌpɒd/
Etymology From cryo + pod.
1
Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.
- These loads include 10 external cryopod pumps, …1986, Energy and Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, page 35:
- He glanced at the scan display. The contact resolved into a clearer image: definitely a UNSC cryopod.2003, Eric Nylund, Halo: First Strike, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 38: