Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The action or event of sending a spacecraft to the moon; -- used of manned or unmanned missions.
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- noun The launching of a
spacecraft toorbit orland on theMoon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the launching of a spacecraft to the moon
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“We need moon shots,” Larry would say, big, world-changing ideas and initiatives, to make employees excited about innovating again.
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