moonbase

moonbase

English

Etymology

moon +‎ base

Noun

moonbase (plural moonbases)

1. (science fiction) A base located on a moon.
   • 2010, Brian Willshire, Moonbase Eden (page 14)

     Matahka entered the intersection of the moonbase's basic “T” design. With the gym behind him, he glanced to his right down the first hallway that led to the main entrance. The old dorm pods were now used as offices.

Hypernyms

• base

Translations

a base located on a moon

Danish: månebase c French: base lunaire f German: Mondbasis f Hungarian: holdbázis

Italian: base lunare f Japanese: 月面基地 (getsumen kichi) Russian: лу́нная ба́за f (lúnnaja báza)