moonward

[ moon-werd ]

/ ˈmun wərd /

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adverb

Also moonwards. toward the moon: turned their eyes moonward.

adjective

directed toward the moon: the moonward flight of the rocket.

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Origin of moonward

First recorded in 1850–55; moon + -ward

The fountains from their stone basins leaped moonward in the passion of their love and seemed to fall sobbing back to earth.
Under the Witches' Moon|Nathan Gallizier
Then you float free and weightless in a long nightmare as the beast coasts moonward, a flung javelin.
Death of a Spaceman|Walter M. Miller
He stood in the tub of water by the pump, rubbing one foot with the other, and his eyes turned moonward.
The Court of Boyville|William Allen White
She yapped once at her mate, but he was absorbed in his night song, his muzzle pointed moonward as he voiced a fine wailing.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton

Beyond the pines the path led me moonward through glades among deciduous trees, no doubt the abodes of elves.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard