moonraker
noun[C]
uk/ˈmuːn.reɪ.kər/us/ˈmuːn.reɪ.kɚ/moonrakernoun[C](SAIL)
asquaresailat thetopof amast(= atallpole)on asailingboat, above theskysail(= usually thetopsailon amast):
月帆（一种方形的帆）The moonraker isflownimmediatelyabove the skysail on afullyriggedship.在一艘全帆装船上，月帆就挂在天帆的上面。
- A moonraker issquare; theequivalenttriangularsailis called askyscraper.
Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- bilge water
- boathook
- boiler room
- bowline
- bulkhead
- cleat
- cockpit
- couchette
- escape hatch
- keel
- mast
- paddle
- spar
- stem
- sun deck
- superstructure
- topsail
- waterline
- wheelhouse
moonrakernoun[C](PERSON)
UKinformal
apersonwho comes from theEnglishcountyof Wiltshire,especiallyasmuggler(= apersonwhosecretlyandillegallybringsgoodsin and out of aplace):
英国威尔特郡人（尤指参与走私的人）He came from afamilyof moonrakers.他的家人很多都是做走私的。
- Hewroteabookcalled "Memoirs of a Moonraker".
- Mygrandparentswouldtellme thestoryof the Wiltshire moonrakers.
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- anti-institutional
- anti-traditional
- crowd
- custom
- demi-monde
- desi
- endogamy
- multiculturalism
- non-classical
- non-conservative
- non-traditional
- nonconformist
- unconventional
- unconventionally
- undoctrinaire
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist