Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A walk on the surface of the moon by an astronaut.
- noun A dance step in which the dancer creates the illusion of walking forward while actually sliding back one foot at a time.
- intransitive verb To walk on the surface of the moon.
- intransitive verb To perform the moonwalk dance step.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding backward on the spot.
- noun an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of Earth's moon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
exploration of theMoon 's surface on foot (by anastronaut ) - noun A
dance in which the dancerslides backwards though the feet move as if he was walking forwards - verb intransitive To walk on the surface of the moon
- verb intransitive To perform the dance step
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot
- noun an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon
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Examples
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NASA Releases Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk Video - The original video of the historic moonwalk is probably lost forever, but to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first humans to reach the lunar surface, NASA and a Hollywood film company have culled a backup tape, CBS archival footage and NASA kinescopes to release a newly restored version of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's romp on the moon.
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NASA Releases Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk Video - The original video of the historic moonwalk is probably lost forever, but to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first humans to reach the lunar surface, NASA and a Hollywood film company have culled a backup tape, CBS archival footage and NASA kinescopes to release a newly restored version of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's romp on the moon.
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As some people already know, a dance move called the moonwalk (aka backslide) had been existed before it became the "moonwalk".
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As some people already know, a dance move called the moonwalk (aka backslide) had been existed before it became the "moonwalk".
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She goes on and on for 30 MINUTES about how Art had some people on the show who say that the moonwalk was a hoax.
unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2001
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The film is named after the dance technique known as the moonwalk which was one of his trademark moves.
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Inflatable bouncer, also known as moonwalk, bounce house, bouncy castle, stands among the most ridiculous sources of amusement in the 21st century.
Muti 2009
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Mr. Kennedy urged the public to be vigilant for signs of the "politicians 'moonwalk" - a phenomenon in which elected leaders introduce legislation that gives the illusion of giant steps forward, but "really what they're doing is sliding backwards."
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Mr. Kennedy urged the public to be vigilant for signs of the "politicians 'moonwalk" - a phenomenon in which elected leaders introduce legislation that gives the illusion of giant steps forward, but "really what they're doing is sliding backwards."
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Mr. Kennedy urged the public to be vigilant for signs of the "politicians 'moonwalk" - a phenomenon in which elected leaders introduce legislation that gives the illusion of giant steps forward, but "really what they're doing is sliding backwards."
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