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moonbound

moonbound adjective: heading towards the moon.

Adjective

moonbound (comparative more moonbound, superlative most moonbound)

  1. Heading towards the moon.
    • Now the astronauts are moonbound, there’s no turning back: they are on a “free return” trajectory, which uses the moon’s gravity to slingshot around it before heading back towards Earth without propulsion.2026 April 3, “Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN

Forms of moonbound

comparativemore moonbound
superlativemost moonbound

Origin of moonbound

From moon + -bound.

Questions about moonbound

What does moonbound mean?
Moonbound means heading towards the moon.
What part of speech is moonbound?
Moonbound is an adjective.

Words near moonbound in the dictionary

  1. moonblood
  2. moonboot
  3. moonboots
  4. moonbounce
  5. moonbounces
  6. moonbound
  7. moonbow
  8. moonbows
  9. moonbrain
  10. moonbrains
  11. Moonbria

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