moon landing, lunar landing; act of landing on the Moon
“Les manœuvres d’alunissage sont extrêmement complexes, en raison notamment de l’absence d’atmosphère, qui rend les parachutes inopérants.” — Lunar landing maneuvers are extremely complex, mainly due to the absence of an atmosphere, which makes parachutes ineffective.
Synonyms: alunage, atterrissage sur la lune
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂ Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ Proto-Italic *louksnā Latin lūna Old French lune Middle French lune French lune Proto-Italic *-jezi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -īre French -ir French alunir Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-