Meaning of smuggler's moon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A moon that emits only dim light.
2. Synonym of dark moon.

Examples

“On this hot, humid night, the moon, a smuggler's moon, rose like a giant orange ball from the swamp.”

“The mountain was lit by a smuggler's moon by 10 p.m. and it was easier now to walk down.”

“A smuggler's moon, so they called it here on the Romney Marsh, where the southern shore of England teased the coast of France. Enough light to make it easy to slip over the sand with uncustomed tea and brandy, but too little to give His Majesty's riding officers a clear shot at one's back.”

“It was that one time of the month when the moon turned coward and its back was all one could see. A smuggler's moon.”

“Above him, a thin cloud moved across the bright sliver of the moon. A smuggler's moon.”

“On Wednesday evening (26th) the five bars and pubs on St Mary's were almost empty as regulars made the most of a smuggler's moon to return to the wreck in darkness to see what they could find.”

“"It's so dark," she said. "I can only see a few stars." "A smuggler's moon."”

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