moonward

[ moon-werd ]

adverb

1. Also moonwards. toward the moon:

   turned their eyes moonward.

adjective

1. directed toward the moon:

   the moonward flight of the rocket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moonward¹

First recorded in 1850–55; moon + -ward

Example Sentences

More important, the film sticks the landing metaphorically and literally: Toward the conclusion, the Ventures’ skyscraper is brought back to Earth after being sent moonward — a bit of madcap hilarity nicely scored by the composer JG Thirlwell.

From New York Times

And that will happen as audiences are awed by the picture’s big, bad central set piece of the shuttle lifting off just as a tsunami wave bigger than Godzilla washes up, up, up onto the launch pad and over the rising shuttle, which goes up, up, up, wet, wet, wet, finally bursting free moonward.

From Seattle Times

Usually, the coins are breathlessly flogged for their imminent moonward trajectory.

From New York Times

The appeal for bettors is as old as time, but some critics have seen a contemporary spirit to the fever since last March, as low economic mobility, expensive housing markets, high levels of social distrust, and being locked in the house have encouraged moonward risk-taking in the portfolio.

From Slate

NASA, the European Space Agency and more private interests are looking moonward as well.

From Scientific American