moon shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [moon shot]
- /mun ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [moon shot]
- /mun ʃɒt/

Definition of moon shot words

noun moon shot the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon. 1

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Origin of moon shot

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Moon shot

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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moon shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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