half-moon: Meaning and Definition of

half-moon

1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
2. the phase of the moon at this time. See diag. under
3. something having the shape of a half-moon or crescent.

half•moon

1. an edible fish, Medialuna californiensis, found in southern California, having a slate-gray body.

Half' Moon'

1. the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.