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moonset

[ moon-set ]
/ ˈmunˌsɛt /
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noun
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
the time at which the moon disappears below the horizon.
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Origin of moonset

First recorded in 1835–45; moon + (sun)set

Words nearby moonset

moonrise, moonrock, moonroof, moonscape, moonseed, moonset, moonshee, moon shell, moonshine, moonshiner, moonshot
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How to use moonset in a sentence

  • It is ten leagues to Ensenada from here, and we must do it between moonset and daylight, or they will catch us.

    Lone Pine|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend

  • That is to say, it cannot have been more than an hour after sunrise, and it cannot have been more than an hour before moonset.

    The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder

  • There was a growing light in the sky that follows the darkness of moonset and runs before the break of dawn.

    Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

  • Then soon was it midnight, and moonset, as we wended Down to the ship, and the merchant-folks' babble.

    Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for moonset

moonset
/ (ˈmuːnˌsɛt) /
noun
the moment when the moon disappears below the horizon
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