landspeeder n.

in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a small vehicle that uses antigravity technology to hover close to the ground

Cf. earlier speeder n.

1977 G. Lucas Star Wars (film script, 4th draft, 15 Mar.) 32 George Lucas
The rock and sand of the desert floor are a blur as Threepio pilots the sleek landspeeder gracefully across the vast wasteland.
1977 Fantasy Film Journal (Winter 1977–78) 29/3 page image
FFJ:…How was the land-speeder done, Luke’s craft? JD: Oh, that was just a mirror.
1997 T. Zahn Star Wars: Specter of the Past 291 page image Timothy Zahn
A motion to his right caught his eye: his brother Sabmin coming toward the house in that battered old landspeeder of his.
2006 Wired Sept. 56/3
You may be Luke Skywalker, but you’ll have to build your own landspeeder if you want to run down stormtrooper scum on Tatooine.
2015 G. Rucka Star Wars: Smuggler’s Run viii. 110 Greg Rucka bibliography
Solo pulled the landspeeder over, parking it around the corner from the address Delia had provided.

antedating 1977

Star Wars script

Last modified 2021-03-01 20:03:33
In the compilation of some entries, HDSF has drawn extensively on corresponding entries in OED.