moonshotn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmuːnʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌʃɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, shot n.¹

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + shot n.¹

Originally U.S.

The launching of a spacecraft to the moon; (also) the spacecraft itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > to the moon

moon-flight1931

moonshot1949

moon-shoot1958

1949 Rotarian Apr. 54/2 The real result of all the work which would have to go into the moon shot..would be the knowledge of how to build and operate rockets of such size.

1957 Los Angeles Times 4 Nov. i. 7/5 If a doggy satellite is not a big enough surprise to mark Thursday's 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, the moon shot could be.

1969 New Scientist 9 Jan. 56/3 Much heartened by the success of the three-man Moon shot, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is unveiling ambitious plans for the mid-1970s.

1992 D. Herrmann A. M. Lindbergh xxii. 304 A record of experiences which Anne had shared with her husband and, in the case of the first moonshot, was unlikely to have had if she had not been Mrs. Charles Lindbergh.

2003 T. F. H. Allen et al. Supply-side Sustainability i. 2 The moonshot showed us that Earth is our one shot, and that is it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonshot
释义	moonshotn.¹ Brit. /ˈmuːnʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈmunˌʃɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, shot n.¹ Etymology: < moon n.¹ + shot n.¹ Originally U.S. The launching of a spacecraft to the moon; (also) the spacecraft itself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > to the moon moon-flight1931 moonshot1949 moon-shoot1958 1949 Rotarian Apr. 54/2 The real result of all the work which would have to go into the moon shot..would be the knowledge of how to build and operate rockets of such size. 1957 Los Angeles Times 4 Nov. i. 7/5 If a doggy satellite is not a big enough surprise to mark Thursday's 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, the moon shot could be. 1969 New Scientist 9 Jan. 56/3 Much heartened by the success of the three-man Moon shot, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is unveiling ambitious plans for the mid-1970s. 1992 D. Herrmann A. M. Lindbergh xxii. 304 A record of experiences which Anne had shared with her husband and, in the case of the first moonshot, was unlikely to have had if she had not been Mrs. Charles Lindbergh. 2003 T. F. H. Allen et al. Supply-side Sustainability i. 2 The moonshot showed us that Earth is our one shot, and that is it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas moon-shot † moon-shot adj. Obsolete rare illuminated by moonlight, esp. fitfully. ΚΠ 1873 E. Gosse On Viol & Flute 3 I haul the moon-shot fishes from the sea. 1902 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 842 The gusty moon-shot night. extracted from moonn.¹ < n.¹1949 as lemmas
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