moonbase

English

Alternative forms

• moon base

Etymology

Compound of moon +‎ base.

Noun

moonbase (plural moonbases)

1. (originally science fiction) A base or outpost 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.

Translations

a base located on a moon

Danish: månebase c French: base lunaire f German: Mondbasis f Hungarian: holdbázis (hu) Italian: base lunare f Japanese: 月面基地 (getsumen kichi) Russian: лу́нная ба́за f (lúnnaja báza)

See also

• lunar colony

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “moon base, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.