moonmachine

noun
UK /ˈmuːn.məˌʃiːn/
US /ˈmun.məˌʃin/

A moonmachine is a pretend machine that takes you to the moon.

The kids built a moonmachine out of boxes and flew to the moon in their imagination.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A toy or model that looks like a machine for traveling to the moon.

He got a wind-up moonmachine for his birthday and watched it roll across the floor.

3. A fanciful device in stories that makes moonlight or controls the moon.

In the tale, the old inventor's moonmachine dimmed the moon so everyone could sleep.

4. A playful name for a vehicle or rover that explores the moon's surface.

The little rover, nicknamed the moonmachine, rolled over the dusty craters.