moonbase

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noun

A base or outpost located on a moon.

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Meanings

nounmoonbase (plural moonbases)

plural moonbases · alternative moon base

  1. A base or outpost located on a moon.

    Matahka entered the intersection of the moonbase's basic "T" design. With the gym behind him, he glanced to his right down the first hallway that led to the main entrance. The old dorm pods were now used as offices.

    2010, Brian Willshire, Moonbase Eden, page 14

Origin

Compound of moon + base.

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Translations

Danish månebase
  • månebasea base located on a moon
French base lunaire
  • base lunairea base located on a moon
German Mondbasis
  • Mondbasisa base located on a moon
Hungarian holdbázis
  • holdbázisa base located on a moon
Italian base lunare
  • base lunarea base located on a moon
Japanese 月面基地
  • 月面基地 (getsumen kichi)a base located on a moon
Russian лу́нная ба́за
  • лу́нная ба́за (lúnnaja báza)a base located on a moon
Cite this entry
APA

moonbase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonbase

MLA

“moonbase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonbase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonbase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonbase.

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