moonshot
or moon shot
[ moon-shot ]
/ ˈmunˌʃɒt /
noun
the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
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Words nearby moonshot
moonseed, moonset, moonshee, moonshine, moonshiner, moonshot, moonstone, moonstruck, moonwalk, moonward, moonwort
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Example sentences from the Web for moonshot
Her moonshot, she said, is “being on every smartphone, every tablet, and every PC for every Internet user.”
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British Dictionary definitions for moonshot
moonshot
/ (ˈmuːnˌʃɒt) /
noun
the launching of a spacecraft, rocket, etc, to the moon
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