noun
- a spaceport or landing facility designed for spacecraft traveling to or from the Moon
Usage: technical; space exploration; often used in science fiction and aerospace contexts
Examples
- The space agency plans to construct a moonport on the lunar surface within the next decade.
- Future missions will use the moonport as a staging area for deep space exploration.
- Engineers are designing a moonport that can accommodate both cargo and passenger spacecraft.
- The moonport will serve as a hub for scientific research on the Moon.
- In the novel, the moonport bustled with activity as ships prepared for interplanetary travel.