moonship
moonship noun: a spaceship designed for travelling to the Moon.
Noun
moonship (plural moonships)
- A spaceship designed for travelling to the Moon.
- The space agency has requested the Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. to develop a method for controlling trace contaminants inside a spacecraft. […] Unlike the Earth's atmosphere, the air inside a moonship doesn't get cleaned by rains or winds.1969 November, Arthur Fisher, “Science Newsfront: Last-minute news and notes to keep you up-to-date”, in Popular Science, volume 195, number 5, pages 22–24
- Other kits were for making aeroplanes, one a scale model of the Scandinavian Air Lines Douglas D.C.-8 which was expected to make the first flight from Britain to Los Angeles in April 1960. There was also a moonship of a type which the firm said will eventually reach the moon: all of which goes to...1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 144
Forms of moonship
| plural | moonships |
|---|---|
| alternative form | moon ship |
| alternative form | moon-ship |
Origin of moonship
From moon + ship.
Questions about moonship
- What does moonship mean?
- Moonship means a spaceship designed for travelling to the Moon.
- What part of speech is moonship?
- Moonship is a noun.
- What is the plural of moonship?
- The plural of moonship is moonships.
Words near moonship in the dictionary
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