moon rocket

noun

A ground-launched rocket-propelled vehicle that delivers a payload to orbit or land on the moon.

Meanings

nounmoon rocket (plural moon rockets)

plural moon rockets

  1. US space program; space flight; US space program; space flightaerospaceA ground-launched rocket-propelled vehicle that delivers a payload to orbit or land on the moon.
  2. businessA company whose stock price rises dramatically following an initial public offering

Translations

Finnish kuuraketti
  • kuurakettimoon-bound rocket-propelled vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål månerakett
  • månerakettmoon-bound rocket-propelled vehicle
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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