Definition of moonscape
: the surface of the moon as seen or as depicted;
also
: a landscape resembling this surface
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Examples of moonscape in a Sentence
The valley is a desolate moonscape.
Recent Examples of moonscape from the Web
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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.
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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.
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Kris Burmeister says he's seen his Leilani Estates neighborhood go from a lush jungle to a moonscape.
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And, almost certainly, the idyllic reflection has been baked to a ghastly moonscape.
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The samples on display, which were air-dried, look like clumps of moonscape or a small asteroid.
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Here's what to do when confronted by a minefield — or a moonscape — in front of you.
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But those expecting a bleak moonscape, barren and lifeless, won’t find it here.
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Soldiers and militiamen loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government describe having a tantalizing view on a clear day of Sanaa’s international airport from the moonscape mountains.
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First Known Use of moonscape
1907
MOONSCAPE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of moonscape for English Language Learners
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: the way the surface of the moon looks
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: a dry and empty place that looks like the surface of the moon
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