1. extremely ambitious and innovative projects or goals that are difficult but potentially groundbreaking if successful
Usage: informal; business and technology contexts
2. spacecraft launches or missions aimed at reaching the moon
Usage: aerospace; literal sense

Examples

• The tech company is known for pursuing moonshots like self-driving cars and artificial intelligence.
• Google’s parent company Alphabet has a division dedicated to moonshots.
• The startup’s moonshot idea could revolutionize renewable energy.
• NASA’s moonshots in the 1960s successfully landed humans on the lunar surface.
• Investors are cautious about funding moonshots due to their high risk.
• The CEO announced three new moonshots for the coming decade.
• Many moonshots fail, but the few that succeed can change entire industries.