英语词汇“moonraker”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

moonraker

/ˈmuːnreɪkə

noun

1 dialect A native of the county of Wiltshire.The legend of the Wiltshire moonrakers is well known....

If you're born and bred in the county, you can rightfully claim to be a 'Moonraker'.

With reference to the Wiltshire story of men caught raking a pond for kegs of smuggled brandy, who feigned madness to fool the revenue men, by saying they were raking out the moon

2A small square sail set above a skysail on a sailing ship.Any sail unfurled that is higher than the 3rd layer is technically a moonraker.

单词	moonraker
释义	moonraker /ˈmuːnreɪkə / noun 1 dialect A native of the county of Wiltshire.The legend of the Wiltshire moonrakers is well known.... If you're born and bred in the county, you can rightfully claim to be a 'Moonraker'. With reference to the Wiltshire story of men caught raking a pond for kegs of smuggled brandy, who feigned madness to fool the revenue men, by saying they were raking out the moon 2A small square sail set above a skysail on a sailing ship.Any sail unfurled that is higher than the 3rd layer is technically a moonraker.
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