moonscape

[ moon-skeyp ]

/ ˈmunˌskeɪp /

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noun

the general appearance of the surface of the moon.

an artistic representation of it.

a land area that resembles the surface of the moon, especially in barrenness and desolation.

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Origin of moonscape

First recorded in 1925–30; moon + -scape

Words nearby moonscape

moonraker, moon rat, moonrise, moonrock, moonroof, moonscape, moonseed, moonset, moonshee, moon shell, moonshine

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How to use moonscape in a sentence

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.
The Strange Allure of a Flight to Nowhere (and Other Places We're Desperate to Go)|Susanna Schrobsdorff|February 7, 2021|Time
Yellow construction vehicles crawl across the blasted moonscape.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia|Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At that first sighting, the word “moonscape” popped into my mind—there was something not of this earth about the place.
Monument Valley From the Eyes of a Krazy Kat and John Ford Fan|Malcolm Jones|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He saw the moonscape—the frozen lava sea with its layer of whitish-tan moondust.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

He looked at the sky, then swept his torch over the moonscape.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
And suddenly, the jagged moonscape below erupted—belching streaks of fire that sought us like probing fingers.
The Peacemaker|Alfred Coppel
The sun rose, and baked the abomination of desolation which was the moonscape.
Scrimshaw|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for moonscape

moonscape

/ (ˈmuːnˌskeɪp) /

noun

the general surface of the moon or a representation of it

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