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moonfall en · NOUN

Etymology

From moon + fall. * (astronautics): after landfall.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Arrival on the Moon, or a moon, by spacecraft.
   • Total time to unpack the landing pod after moonfall is one working year, conducted in parallel with paving and other activities. 1981, Space Manufacturing, volume 4, page 115:
   • 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 – […] 2014, John Jackman, Wendy Wren, Nelson English: Development: Book 4, page 40:
2. (poetic, uncountable, usually) Synonym of moonset.

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Synonyms

moonset