Moonship

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A spaceship designed for travelling to the Moon.

    "The space agency has requested the Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. to develop a method for controlling trace contaminants inside a spacecraft. […] Unlike the Earth's atmosphere, the air inside a moonship doesn't get cleaned by rains or winds."

Example

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"The space agency has requested the Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. to develop a method for controlling trace contaminants inside a spacecraft. […] Unlike the Earth's atmosphere, the air inside a moonship doesn't get cleaned by rains or winds."

Etymology

From moon + ship.

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