English Explanatory Dictionary

moon shot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon.
  2. An act of throwing or hitting a ball with a high trajectory.
  3. An expensive, hard, or unlikely task of great potential impact.

Pronunciation

/ˈmuːn ʃɒt/ /ˈmuːn ʃɑt/ /ˈmuːn ʃɔt/ en-au-moon shot.ogg

Word forms

moon shot moon shots moonshot

Related words

ask for the moon shoot the moon the moon on a stick
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