Phrase guide

moon landing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The safe arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From moon + landing.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هُبُوط عَلَى الْقَمَر (hubūṭ ʕalā l-qamar) — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Catalan: allunatge — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登陸月球 /登陆月球 (dēnglù yùeqiú) — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Danish: månelanding — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Dutch: maanlanding — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Finnish: kuuhun laskeutuminen — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • French: alunissage — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • German: Mondlandung — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Greek: προσσελήνωση (prosselínosi) — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Hungarian: holdra szállás — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Italian: allunaggio — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Japanese: 月面着陸 (getsumen chakuriku) — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Korean: 달 착륙 (dal changnyuk) — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Norwegian: månelanding — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: månelanding — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Persian: فرود بر ماه (forūd bar māh) — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Polish: lądowanie na Księżycu — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Portuguese: alunagem — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Portuguese: alunissagem — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Spanish: alunizaje — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon
  • Swedish: månlandning — arrival of a spacecraft on the moon