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earthrise

[urth-rahyz]
noun Astronomy.
  1. the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
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Origin of earthrise

First recorded in 1965–70; earth + (sun)rise
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  • It had become almost a ritual with us these last few years, staying up night after night to watch the earthrise.

    The Statue

    Mari Wolf

British Dictionary definitions for earthrise

earthrise

noun
  1. the rising of the earth above the lunar horizon, as seen from a spacecraft emerging from the lunar farside
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