moonlight requisition
- noun
- /ˈmuːnlaɪt ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/
- Archaic
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requisición nocturna
- Under the cover of darkness, the squad organized a moonlight requisition to retrieve crucial equipment.
Examples
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Their success depended on a well-planned moonlight requisition that went unnoticed by rivals.
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The term moonlight requisition is often used to describe secretive missions during wartime.
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The group planned a moonlight requisition for supplies.
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They executed a moonlight requisition last night.
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The military executed a carefully coordinated moonlight requisition to gather intelligence without being detected.
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To ensure their escape, they organized a moonlight requisition for equipment under the cover of night.
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During their mission, the team conducted a stealthy moonlight requisition for supplies essential to their operation.
Antonyms
How Secret
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- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'moonlight' (night, often implying secrecy) modifying 'requisition' (a request or demand), so a listener who knows both words can infer a requisition carried out at night or secretly. The noun–noun composition follows normal English modifier patterns, making the sense predictable despite the phrase's rarity or the formality of 'requisition'.
Etymology
Moonlight requisition comes from the image of people making a secret 'request' or quietly taking supplies by the light of the moonlight. That's why it now means a 'not official' or secret operation done at night.