moonshot
or moon shot
the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking: Technology companies are investing in moonshots that address the world’s greatest problems.
Baseball. a high-velocity home run in which the ball reaches an extraordinary height: What could be more exciting than a bases-clearing moonshot over the right field wall in the bottom of the eleventh inning?
relating to or noting a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking: His department takes moonshot ideas and brings them to reality.
Origin of moonshot
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How to use moonshot in a sentence
This could be the moon shot for the next decade that unifies our country.
By and by, however, the moon shot above the cloud, and that which before had been obscured by darkness became plain.
The Birthright | Joseph HockingAbove the peaks the stars glittered, and high in the sky the moon shot a path of clear light down the river itself.
The Daughter of a Magnate | Frank H. SpearmanLarge shadows fell about him when for an instant the moon shot clear of a cloud.
A Son of Hagar | Sir Hall CaineNow and again the moon shot a golden beam of light across their trail.
The Purple Flame | Roy J. Snell
Just then the moon shot from behind a cloud, and all their faces could be seen.
The Trail of the Sword, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for moonshot
/ (ˈmuːnˌʃɒt) /
the launching of a spacecraft, rocket, etc, to the moon
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