earthrise

American  

[urth-rahyz] / ˈɜrθˌraɪz /

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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earthrise British  

/ ˈɜːθˌraɪz /

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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Etymology

Origin of earthrise

First recorded in 1965–70; earth + (sun)rise

Example Sentences

As a child she kept a poster of the Earth rising above the lunar surface – Bill Anders' famous Earthrise picture from Apollo 8 – on her bedroom wall, and decided she wanted to become an astronaut when she learnt that a human, not an automatic camera, had squeezed the shutter.

From BBC

The astronauts -- who immortalized the famous "Earthrise" photograph taken from lunar orbit -- were credited with having "saved 1968."

From Barron's

She long dreamed of becoming an astronaut, she has said, noting the poster of the iconic "Earthrise" image plastered to the wall of her childhood bedroom.

From Barron's

The first time it had been for Earthrise, the second would be to witness his fight to survive.

From BBC

Jim Lovell had been to the Moon twice, witnessed Earthrise and narrowly avoided a cold death in space - and saw no reason to falsely burnish his résumé.

From BBC