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moonscape

[ moon-skeyp ]

noun

  1. the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
  2. an artistic representation of it.
  3. a land area that resembles the surface of the moon, especially in barrenness and desolation.


moonscape

/ ˈmuːnˌskeɪp /

noun

  1. the general surface of the moon or a representation of it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moonscape1

First recorded in 1925–30; moon + -scape
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Example Sentences

That utterly transformative perspective, that vision of our fragile blue-swirl of a planet above a gray moonscape, was a revelation—and not just for the astronauts.

From Time

Yellow construction vehicles crawl across the blasted moonscape.

At that first sighting, the word “moonscape” popped into my mind—there was something not of this earth about the place.

He saw the moonscape—the frozen lava sea with its layer of whitish-tan moondust.

He looked at the sky, then swept his torch over the moonscape.

And suddenly, the jagged moonscape below erupted—belching streaks of fire that sought us like probing fingers.

The sun rose, and baked the abomination of desolation which was the moonscape.

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