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Moon shot   /mun ʃɑt/   Listen
Moon shot

noun
1.
The launching of a spacecraft to the moon.





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"Moon shot" Quotes from Famous Books



... no further, but, turning on his heel, walked slowly away. Just then the moon shot forth a ray of light from the midst of the cloud that had covered it, as if to cheer the fugitive on his desperate adventure. Instead of cheering, however, it alarmed him, and expedited ...
— The Pirate City - An Algerine Tale • R.M. Ballantyne
... as much puzzled to account for this strange appearance as was his companion; but at that moment the moon shot up from behind the bank of clouds that had hitherto hindered her from being seen, and the figures of both horse and rider were ...
— The Tiger Hunter • Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Moon shot" :   rocket launching, rocket firing


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