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

Words Nearby halfmoon

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

  • Even slices of banana or half-moons of fresh apple will not turn this into a beautiful dish.

    Start Your Day With a Slop Parfait | Elazar Sontag | February 4, 2021 | Eater
  • Scraggs won't git away from the dock here until after twelve o'clock, so we know he'll lie at halfmoon Bay all night.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
  • Naturally, this here riddance can be accomplished easier an' without police interference on the dock at halfmoon Bay.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
  • It was past ten when the phaeton turned into halfmoon Street.

    Aurora Floyd, Vol. III (of 3) | M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
  • They broke into a smart gallop, and continued it up and down pine-toothed hills till they clattered into halfmoon Flat.

    The Heritage of the Hills | Arthur P. Hankins
  • Their ponies took up the walking-trot of the cattle country side by side toward halfmoon Flat.

    The Heritage of the Hills | Arthur P. Hankins

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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