the launching of a spacecraft, rocket, etc, to the moon
moonshot in American English
(ˈmunˌʃɑt)
US
noun
the launching of a spacecraft to the moon
moonshot in American English
(ˈmuːnˌʃɑt)
noun
the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon
Also: moon shot
Word origin
[1955–60, Amer.; moon + shot1]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, life-support, new wave, rite of passage, software
Examples of 'moonshot' in a sentence
moonshot
It remains to be seen whether we will witness the moonshot marathon soon.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The cancer 'moonshot', as it has been dubbed, will focus on areas such as immunotherapy and genomics.