Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moon landing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: moon -land-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The safe arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

Example Sentences

"Throughout our discussions and searching inquiries one object figured ever more prominently—the moon. We learned that it was technologically possible to develop a program to reach the moon, and we came to realize that since the Russians did not then have the ability to reach the moon any more than we did, we had at least a fifty-fifty chance of beating them there. Moreover, a moon-landing goal would give a dramatic focus to a space program designed to develop our skills and capacities on a broad technological front."

Etymology

From moon + landing.

Inflected Forms

moon landings (plural)

Questions

What does moon landing mean?: The safe arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.
Where does moon landing come from?: From moon + landing.

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