harvest moon
the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox.
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How to use harvest moon in a sentence
Then he paraded the harvest moon the length of Portate's water-front, tooting his steam whistle.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonThe harvest moon made no effort to escape her anchorage, though the engine below began thumping busily.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonThe harvest moon that year can have looked on no happier meeting.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) RobinsonIn September, the grains are gathered into the barns, and we call the full moon in that month the harvest moon.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence HolbrookThe nights were growing long, and the harvest moon could be seen at intervals through the fog and smoke of London.
British Dictionary definitions for harvest moon
the full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox
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