moonwalk

A noun with two distinct meanings: a dance move where the dancer appears to glide backwards while walking forwards, and a walk by an astronaut on the lunar surface.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: eine Tanzbewegung, bei der der Tänzer scheinbar rückwärts gleitet, während er sich vorwärts bewegt, und ein Spaziergang eines Astronauten auf der Mondoberfläche.

1. Dance move B1 informal

   A dance step where the dancer appears to be walking forward while actually moving backward, creating an illusion of sliding.

   • Michael Jackson made the moonwalk famous in the 1980s.
   • He practiced the moonwalk for hours to get it perfect.
   • The crowd cheered when the dancer performed a flawless moonwalk.

   🇩🇪Moonwalk

   Synonyme: backslide

2. Lunar excursion B2 formal scientific

   An exploratory walk or movement by an astronaut on the surface of the Moon.

   • Neil Armstrong's first moonwalk was a historic moment.
   • The astronauts conducted a moonwalk to collect rock samples.
   • During the moonwalk, they deployed scientific instruments.

   🇩🇪Mondspaziergang

• moonwalks plural form
• moonwalks' possessive plural form
• moonwalk's possessive singular form