moonraker

[ moon-rey-ker ]

noun
  1. Also called moonsail [moon-suhl, -seyl]. /ˈmun səl, -ˌseɪl/. Nautical. a light square sail set above a skysail.

  2. a simpleton.

Origin of moonraker

1
First recorded in 1780–90; moon + raker1

Words Nearby moonraker

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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.

  • I expect Mr. Heeler's waiting for you in "moonraker's," father.

    Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse
  • So that, if you stay more than an hour in the moonraker's Inn, you'll be late for it.

    Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse
  • Let'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

moonraker

/ (ˈmuːnˌreɪkə) /


noun
  1. nautical a small square sail set above a skysail

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