An escape pod was a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an emergency.
Ishtar used an escape pod to survive the destruction of her ship. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)
A group of Pyroviles travelled to Earth in an escape pod. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)
Three Terileptil criminals used an escape pod to survive the destruction of their stolen ship. (TV: The Visitation)
Davros survived the destruction of his mothership in an escape pod. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, PROSE: War of the Daleks, AUDIO: Terror Firma, Daleks Among Us)
The Black Gold had a one-man escape pod. (TV: The Infinite Quest)
Martha Jones and Riley Vashtee tried to get away from a Torajii-possessed Dev Ashton by locking themselves in an escape pod. (TV: 42)
The Half-Face Man's spaceship had a escape capsule; a hot air balloon made of human skin.