halfmoon

[ haf-moon, hahf- ]
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noun
  1. an edible fish, Medialuna californiensis, found in southern California, having a slate-gray body.

Origin of halfmoon

1
First recorded in 1490–1500; half + moon

Other definitions for half-moon (2 of 3)

half-moon
[ haf-moon, hahf- ]

noun
  1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.

  2. the phase of the moon at this time.

  1. something having the shape of a half-moon or crescent.

Origin of half-moon

2
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Other definitions for Half Moon (3 of 3)

Half Moon

noun
  1. the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.

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How to use halfmoon in a sentence

  • Across the half-moon of beach towered another cliff, and, behind this, I saw a column of smoke rising in the still air.

    In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. Chambers
  • A half-moon battery of three guns once defended the Tower and commanded the outer ward, but it has now been removed.

  • The half-moon was bright in an unclouded sky, and it showed me tears on Margaret's cheeks, as I bent to clasp and kiss her hand.

    The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough

British Dictionary definitions for half-moon

half-moon

noun
  1. the moon at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated

  2. the time at which a half-moon occurs

    • something shaped like a half-moon

    • (as modifier): half-moon spectacles

  1. anatomy a nontechnical name for lunula

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