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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
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