moonscape
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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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 | TimeYellow 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAt 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe saw the moonscape—the frozen lava sea with its layer of whitish-tan moondust.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald JenkinsHe 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 CoppelThe sun rose, and baked the abomination of desolation which was the moonscape.
Scrimshaw | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for moonscape
/ (ˈmuːnˌskeɪp) /
the general surface of the moon or a representation of it
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