moonraker

[ moon-rey-ker ]

/ ˈmunˌreɪ kər /

noun

Also called moonsail

[moon-suhl, -seyl]. /ˈmun səl, -ˌseɪl/. Nautical. a light square sail set above a skysail.

a simpleton.

Origin of moonraker

First recorded in 1780–90; moon + raker¹

Words nearby moonraker

moonlit, moon pillar, moon pool, moonprobe, moonquake, moonraker, moon rat, moonrise, moonrock, moonroof, moonscape

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Example sentences from the Web for moonraker

I expect Mr. Heeler's waiting for you in "Moonraker's," father.
Hobson's Choice|Harold Brighouse
So that, if you stay more than an hour in the Moonraker's Inn, you'll be late for it.
Hobson's Choice|Harold Brighouse
A Moonraker is also the nickname for a native of Wiltshire, and a very silly story is told there as its origin.
The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood
Let's go to the "Moonraker's" and forget there's such a thing as women in the world.
Hobson's Choice|Harold Brighouse

British Dictionary definitions for moonraker

moonraker

/ (ˈmuːnˌreɪkə) /

noun

nautical a small square sail set above a skysail

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单词	moonraker
释义	moonraker [ moon-rey-ker ] / ˈmunˌreɪ kər / noun Also called moonsail [moon-suhl, -seyl]. /ˈmun səl, -ˌseɪl/. Nautical. a light square sail set above a skysail. a simpleton. Origin of moonraker First recorded in 1780–90; moon + raker¹ Words nearby moonraker moonlit, moon pillar, moon pool, moonprobe, moonquake, moonraker, moon rat, moonrise, moonrock, moonroof, moonscape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moonraker I expect Mr. Heeler's waiting for you in "Moonraker's," father. Hobson's Choice\|Harold Brighouse So that, if you stay more than an hour in the Moonraker's Inn, you'll be late for it. Hobson's Choice\|Harold Brighouse A Moonraker is also the nickname for a native of Wiltshire, and a very silly story is told there as its origin. The History of Signboards\|Jacob Larwood Let's go to the "Moonraker's" and forget there's such a thing as women in the world. Hobson's Choice\|Harold Brighouse British Dictionary definitions for moonraker moonraker / (ˈmuːnˌreɪkə) / noun nautical a small square sail set above a skysail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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