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Meaning of moonraker

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

moonraker

Pronunciation:/ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə//ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone from Wiltshire. (After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out.)

  2. A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.