English

Noun

moonbeam ‎(plural moonbeams)

1. A shaft of moonlight.^[2]
   • 1850, Lydia Sigourney, The Brother from Poems for the Sea, page 70:

     A moonbeam pierced the heavy cloud!

2. Moonlight generally.

Synonyms

• moon ray

Translations

See also

• sunbeam

References

1. ↑ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
2. ↑ Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001