English Explanatory Dictionary

moonraker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone from Wiltshire.
  2. A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.
noun
  1. Alternative form of moonraker (“someone from Wiltshire”).

Pronunciation

/ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/ /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kɚ/ en-au-moonraker.ogg

Word forms

moonraker moonrakers

Etymology

From moon + raker. (someone from Wiltshire): After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out.

Synonyms

moonsail

Related words

moonraking
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