moonshot

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A form of moon shot — The launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounmoonshot (plural moonshots)

plural moonshots

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of moon shot.
    1 more example

    We defined a moonshot as a complex, large-scale objective that can be accomplished only when teams abandon "business as usual." Moonshots require significant breakthroughs in attitude, innovation, leadership, processes, management, and technology. They demand extraordinary execution and are often marked by seemingly unrealistic time lines. […] My first real moonshot was in the 1990s with the creation of the PalmPilot—the precursor to the smartphone. Lisa's most memorable moonshot was Nokia's MOSH, the first big mobile social sharing platform, which swelled to 13 million users in its debut year.

    2016, Lisa Goldman, Kate Purmal, Anne Janzer, “Preface”, in The Moonshot Effect: Disrupting Business as Usual, [Austin, Tx.]: Wynnefield Business Press, →ISBN
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APA

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MLA

“moonshot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonshot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonshot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonshot.

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