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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moonscape¹

First recorded in 1925–30; moon + -scape

Example Sentences

The Outterbridge lot is still a moonscape.

From Los Angeles Times

“We don’t want to live in a moonscape California. Want to live in a livable one.”

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, while all these human issues are unfolding, somewhere on top of the unfinished crossing that Western fence lizard appears to be making a home, even though the naked terrain looks like a moonscape right now.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“But you don’t need to moonscape your property,” she said, and there’s growing evidence that the right kind of greenery serves as a protective barrier.

From Los Angeles Times