Meaning of Great Galactic Ghoul | Babel Free

Definitions

A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars.

humorous

Examples

“Considering the billions of dollars worth of spacecraft that the Great Galactic Ghoul has eaten in the past, the UK’s Beagle 2, at about $70 million, must have seemed like an insignificant little morsel—like eating a couple of grapes, when one really wants to have a T-bone steak.”

CEFR level