ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Moonfall

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Moonfall is a noun meaning (astronautics) Arrival on the Moon, or a moon, by spacecraft.

Meaning

(astronautics) Arrival on the Moon, or a moon, by spacecraft.

More Meanings

  1. (poetic) Synonym of moonset.

Example Sentences

Total time to unpack the landing pod after moonfall is one working year, conducted in parallel with paving and other activities.
The first crisis the lunar explorers faced came just short of moonfall. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code-named “Eagle', was still 9.5 km (6 miles) up when the vital guidance computer began flashing an alarm – […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for moonfall

Depending on context, synonyms include moonset.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include starfall, nightfall, byfall, farside, falltime, spacefaring.

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