moonshot

or moon shot

[ moon-shot ]

/ ˈmunˌʃɒt /

noun

the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.

a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking: Technology companies are investing in moonshots that address the world’s greatest problems.

Baseball. a high-velocity home run in which the ball reaches an extraordinary height:What could be more exciting than a bases-clearing moonshot over the right field wall in the bottom of the eleventh inning?

adjective

relating to or noting a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking: His department takes moonshot ideas and brings them to reality.

Origin of moonshot

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60; moon + shot¹

Words nearby moonshot

moonset, moonshee, moon shell, moonshine, moonshiner, moonshot, moonstone, moonstruck, moonwalk, moonward, moonwort

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Example sentences from the Web for moonshot

Her moonshot, she said, is “being on every smartphone, every tablet, and every PC for every Internet user.”
Marissa Mayer Ignores Haters, Tells Wired Conference: ‘I Don’t Click’|Nina Strochlic|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for moonshot

moonshot

/ (ˈmuːnˌʃɒt) /

noun

the launching of a spacecraft, rocket, etc, to the moon

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单词	moonshot
释义	moonshot or moon shot [ moon-shot ] / ˈmunˌʃɒt / noun the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon. a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking: Technology companies are investing in moonshots that address the world’s greatest problems. Baseball. a high-velocity home run in which the ball reaches an extraordinary height:What could be more exciting than a bases-clearing moonshot over the right field wall in the bottom of the eleventh inning? adjective relating to or noting a very challenging and innovative project or undertaking: His department takes moonshot ideas and brings them to reality. Origin of moonshot An Americanism dating back to 1955–60; moon + shot¹ Words nearby moonshot moonset, moonshee, moon shell, moonshine, moonshiner, moonshot, moonstone, moonstruck, moonwalk, moonward, moonwort Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moonshot Her moonshot, she said, is “being on every smartphone, every tablet, and every PC for every Internet user.” Marissa Mayer Ignores Haters, Tells Wired Conference: ‘I Don’t Click’\|Nina Strochlic\|May 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for moonshot moonshot / (ˈmuːnˌʃɒt) / noun the launching of a spacecraft, rocket, etc, to the moon 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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