"moonshot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moonshots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moonshot (plural moonshots)
  1. Alternative spelling of moon shot. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: moon shot
    Sense id: en-moonshot-en-noun-rnmGRwJ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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