moonscape

American  

[moon-skeyp] / ˈmunˌskeɪp /

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.

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moonscape British  

/ ˈmuːnˌskeɪp /

noun

1. the general surface of the moon or a representation of it

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Etymology

Origin of moonscape

First recorded in 1925–30; moon + -scape

Example Sentences

The author promises discoveries as well as a fresh take on the familiar, including 19th-century paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny, a violet Caspar David Friedrich moonscape and plenty of Georgia O’Keeffe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The bus rumbled its way through the moonscape Gaza had become, arriving at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, where people assembled to meet their loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The climb had to be done in stages through a rocky moonscape, crossing a sea of spiky ice and then the snow of the domed summit with its staggering views across Central Asia.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Much of the Glen Rosa valley was left looking like a charred and blackened moonscape, with little sign of the years of work from the National Trust for Scotland, which is responsible for the area.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

And to my astonishment I see that this moonscape is punctuated by pile after pile of gold and jewels.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman