moonscape
noun
moon·scape
ˈmün-ˌskāp 
: the surface of the moon as seen or as depicted
also
: a landscape resembling this surface
Examples of moonscape in a Sentence
The valley is a desolate moonscape.
Recent Examples on the Web
The town itself was in ruins: Satellite footage taken over the summer shows a moonscape of craters.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
The weather in Phoenix was sunny, warm, and dry, the desert a moonscape, and the sprawl impressive.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
The devastation of Gaza has probably reinforced deterrence: Hezbollah may not want to risk its strongholds in Beirut looking like the moonscape that is much of Gaza today.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023
From above, that line of buses and RVs and jeeps looked just like the photo that circulated the internet this year, a fifteen-lane superhighway snaking through a beige moonscape.
—Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023
Most dramatically — and only fully grasped from an aerial view — are massive moonscapes of gray and brown rubble where the mountains were once lush and green.
—Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023
The few tree lines and structures that would offer cover have been obliterated by shelling, leaving a moonscape.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
Alpine lakes glittered at every turn, while haunting moonscapes greeted us beyond the treeline.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Survivors of Lahaina's disastrous wildfire are describing what unfolded in the days after the deadly blaze, which left a charred moonscape in its wake and crippled critical services in the area.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
The weather in Phoenix was sunny, warm, and dry, the desert a moonscape, and the sprawl impressive.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
The devastation of Gaza has probably reinforced deterrence: Hezbollah may not want to risk its strongholds in Beirut looking like the moonscape that is much of Gaza today.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2023
From above, that line of buses and RVs and jeeps looked just like the photo that circulated the internet this year, a fifteen-lane superhighway snaking through a beige moonscape.
—Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023
Most dramatically — and only fully grasped from an aerial view — are massive moonscapes of gray and brown rubble where the mountains were once lush and green.
—Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023
The few tree lines and structures that would offer cover have been obliterated by shelling, leaving a moonscape.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
Alpine lakes glittered at every turn, while haunting moonscapes greeted us beyond the treeline.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Survivors of Lahaina's disastrous wildfire are describing what unfolded in the days after the deadly blaze, which left a charred moonscape in its wake and crippled critical services in the area.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
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“Moonscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonscape. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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moonscape
noun
moon·scape
ˈmün-ˌskāp
: the surface of the moon as seen or as pictured
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