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Half Moon — Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Half Moon — can refer to: * A lunar phase coinciding with neap tides, which are often easier for seafarers than spring tides. ** Crescent a geometrical and symbolic moon shape. * Halve Maen a Dutch East India Company ship with which Henry Hudson explored… … Wikipedia
Half Moon — (engl. Halbmond) steht für Half Moon, ein Name für Halbmondpike, Waffe Half Moon, ein Name für Germania (Yacht) Half Moon (Film), einen Film Siehe auch Half Moon Bay Half Moon Island Half Moon Street … Deutsch Wikipedia
Half-moon — ( m[=oo]n ), n. 1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. [1913 Webster] 2. The shape of a half moon; a crescent. [1913 Webster] See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half moons, and wings.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half´-moon´ — half moon, 1. the moon when only half of its surface appears bright. 2. something shaped like a half moon or crescent. –half´ moon´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
half-moon — half′ moon′ n. 1) astron. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated 2) astron. the phase of the moon at this time 3) something having the shape of a half moon or crescent • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
half-moon — noun count 1. ) the moon when you can see only half of it 2. ) something in the shape of a half moon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Half Moon — Half Moon, NC U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina Population (2000): 6645 Housing Units (2000): 2398 Land area (2000): 4.292251 sq. miles (11.116879 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Half Moon, NC — U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina Population (2000): 6645 Housing Units (2000): 2398 Land area (2000): 4.292251 sq. miles (11.116879 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.292251 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
half moon — n the shape of the moon when only half of it is showing →↑full moon, ↑new moon … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-moon — [haf′mo͞on΄] n. 1. the moon in its first or last quarter phase 2. anything shaped like a half moon or crescent … English World dictionary
