moonraker
Also called moonsail [moon-suhl, -seyl]. /ˈmun səl, -ˌseɪl/. Nautical. a light square sail set above a skysail.
a simpleton.
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How to use moonraker in a sentence
A moonraker is also the nickname for a native of Wiltshire, and a very silly story is told there as its origin.
The History of Signboards | Jacob LarwoodI expect Mr. Heeler's waiting for you in "moonraker's," father.
Hobson's Choice | Harold BrighouseSo that, if you stay more than an hour in the moonraker's Inn, you'll be late for it.
Hobson's Choice | Harold BrighouseLet's go to the "moonraker's" and forget there's such a thing as women in the world.
Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse
British Dictionary definitions for moonraker
/ (ˈmuːnˌreɪkə) /
nautical a small square sail set above a skysail
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