moonscape
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Definition of moonscape
: the surface of the moon as seen or as depicted also : a landscape resembling this surface
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Once a verdant collection of canyons, hillsides and farms, the land is now a barren moonscape. — Washington Post, "At Guatemala volcano, time running out for rescue chances," 6 June 2018 The lake bottom looked like something out of one of those aerial photos of World War I’s bombed-to-bits battlefields, a kind of aquatic moonscape pocked by who-knows-how-many shallow craters. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "June spawn signals peak in Texas sunfish action," 3 June 2018 Wadi Rum is a moonscape of ancient valleys and towering weathered sandstone mountains rising out of the white and pink colored sands. — Jim Berkeley, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to Jordan," 5 Oct. 2016 Records show the sand being mined in the 1970s, but no mining or hauling has gone on since March 2013, leaving a moonscape-looking mess with hills of sand everywhere. — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "St. Johns water district planning five years of sand-hauling for Lake Norris area residents," 2 July 2018 Once a verdant collection of canyons, hillsides and farms, the area was reduced to a moonscape of ash by the avalanche of fast-moving molten rock, mud, and debris. — Mark Stevenson And Sonia Perez D., chicagotribune.com, "At Guatemala volcano, caution as rescue efforts resume," 6 June 2018 Cross borders from Chile overland the Puna to Argentina through high altitude moonscapes, follow a llama-trek caravan over the vast blinding white salt flats and hike myriad- colored mountains, a painter's palette atop picturesque Indian villages. — Maita Barrenechea, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to South America," 5 Oct. 2016 Businesses shuttered as owners fled, memories still fresh of Sunday's blast, which left at least 75 people dead and 192 missing, and reduced a once verdant area to a moonscape of ash. — Sonia Perez D. And Mark Stevenson, chicagotribune.com, "New evacuations near Guatemala volcano set off panic," 6 June 2018 Businesses shuttered as owners fled, memories still fresh of Sunday’s blast, which left at least 75 people dead and 192 missing, and reduced a once verdant area to a moonscape of ash. — USA TODAY, "More flows of debris from Guatemala volcano set off panic," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'moonscape.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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moonscape
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English Language Learners Definition of moonscape
: the way the surface of the moon looks
: a dry and empty place that looks like the surface of the moon
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