moonwalk
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈmuːnˌwɔːk/
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paseo lunar
- This has long been one of my favorite pictures of Neil Armstrong, also practicing for his moonwalk.
- the astronaut moonwalk
- the Apollo moonwalk
- the first moonwalk
Examples
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This was going to be on the surface of the Moon, and the differences between orbital EVAs and a moonwalk were enough to worry about.
Fiction book (2001) -
Now they met at prearranged times and places: strolling in the Grand Plaza, watching low-gravity ballet in the theater, doing a tourist Moonwalk on the crater floor.
Fiction book (2001) -
For 12 hours during and throughout that moonwalk period, there was virtually no crime around the world.
Blog text (6) -
At mission control, everyone prepares for the first moonwalk.
Fiction book (2001) -
For all the years she'd worked in space, Pancho had never been out on a Moonwalk.
Fiction book (2001) -
What is less well known is a brief statement said half under his breath when he was re-entering the lunar capsule after the first moonwalk.
Blog text (21) -
If they did recall a photo captured during the Apollo 11 moonwalk, it was almost certainly one of Aldrin, whether it was of him saluting the flag or looking down at his bootprint.
Blog text (20) -
At mission control, everyone prepares for the first moonwalk on the lunar surface.
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During the historic moonwalk, the astronauts collected samples of lunar soil.
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Fifty years later, TV is still enamored of the Apollo 11 moonwalk that captivated millions.
Synonyms
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4.9
A time when an astronaut leaves a spacecraft to work outside in space
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6.3
To move outside a spaceship while wearing a special suit for space
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moonwalk is simply moon + walk, first used to talk about an astronaut's walk on the moon, like Neil Armstrong's famous 'moon walk'. That's why a moonwalk means an exploratory walk on the surface of the moon.