moonbound

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adjective

Heading towards the moon.

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Meanings

adjectivemoonbound (comparative more moonbound, superlative most moonbound)

comparative more moonbound · superlative most moonbound

  1. Heading towards the moon.

    Now the astronauts are moonbound, there’s no turning back: they are on a “free return” trajectory, which uses the moon’s gravity to slingshot around it before heading back towards Earth without propulsion.

    2026 April 3, “Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN

Origin

From moon + -bound.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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