Definitions for moonraker
moon·rak·er

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1. moonrakernoun

   Someone from Wiltshire. (After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a pool, tried to rake it out.)

2. moonrakernoun

   A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.

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1. Moonraker

   Moonraker is the soundtrack for the eleventh James Bond film of the same name. Moonraker was the third of the three Bond films for which the theme song was performed by Shirley Bassey. Frank Sinatra was considered for the vocals, before Johnny Mathis was approached and offered the opportunity. Mathis was unhappy about the song and withdrew from the project, leaving the producers scrambling for a replacement. Kate Bush declined as she was due to embark on her British tour, so John Barry offered the song to Bassey just weeks before the release date. As a result, Bassey made the recordings at very short notice and never regarded the song 'as her own' as she had never had the chance to perform it or promote it first. Indeed, Bassey has seldom performed the song live in comparison to her other two Bond themes, Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. The film uses two versions of the title theme song, a ballad version heard over the main titles, and a disco version for the end titles. Confusingly, the United Artists single release labelled the tracks on the 7" single as "Moonraker (Main Title)" for the version used to close the film and "Moonraker (End Title)" for the track that opened the film. The song failed to make any real impact on the charts, which may partly be attributed to Bassey's failure to promote the single, given the last minute decision and the way in which it was quickly recorded to meet the schedule.

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1. Moonrakernoun

   same as Moonsail

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1. Moonraker

   A moonraker, also known as a moonsail, hope-in-heaven, or hopesail, is a square sail flown immediately above a skysail on the royal masts of a square rigged sailing ship. None of the four- and five-masted square rigged ships carried a moonsail. The equivalent sail, if triangular, is called a skyscraper. Moonrakers are relatively unusual sails only used on ships built primarily for speed.

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1. moonraker

   Song lyrics by moonraker -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by moonraker on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of moonraker in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of moonraker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of moonraker in a Sentence

1. Graham Rye:

   They became travelogues, especially 'Moonraker' which was all over the place from France, to Italy, Argentina and Brazil. It just became a country hopping event, it's not necessary to the story but these exotic travels will have an affect on people. Bond fans travel to destinations just because Bond has been there.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Moonraker
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonraker
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonraker
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=moonraker