1a long thin case filled with seeds that develops from the flowers of some plants, especially peas and beansa pea poda vanilla pod2a long narrow container that is hung under an aircraft and used to carry fuel, equipment, weapons, etc.3part of a spacecraft or a boat that can be separated from the main part4[countable]a small group of sea animals, such as dolphins or whales, swimming togethera pod of adult dolphinsa pod of pilot whales