moonscape

moon·scape | \ ˈmün-ˌskāp

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Definition of moonscape

: 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 No one, even Honda, is claiming that these vehicles are ready to tackle truly brutal moonscape off-roading of the sort that Jeep brags about or that Ford says its new Bronco can handle. — Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, "Honda wants you to know it can make badass trucks and SUVs, too," 9 Oct. 2020 Too hot, and the fire can turn large areas into a moonscape barren of the seeds needed for new growth. — NBC News, "Fierce, frequent, climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide," 22 Sep. 2020 Chile’s vast Atacama desert, once largely submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean, is now a moonscape of sand and stone with parts untouched by rain for years. — NBC News, "Remains of Jurassic sea predator found in Chile's Atacama desert," 24 Sep. 2020 But instead of lauding Sudbury as a lunar training ground, the press came up with another moniker for the city: a moonscape. — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, "The Sudbury model: How one of the world’s major polluters went green," 24 Sep. 2020 The crew hiked through the ashen moonscape that used to be their homes. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Santa Cruz fires left no time for warnings: ‘The only evacuation notice we got was a wall of fire’," 11 Sep. 2020 After the mudslides carve the hills, the remaining bare soil resembles a desolate moonscape. — Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, "Fire/Flood: A Southern California Pastoral," 19 Aug. 2020 Her photographs of the square, gray monuments under a leaden sky, resemble a moonscape. — Emily Palmer, New York Times, "Capturing a World of Emptiness," 27 Mar. 2020 The Lafayette Station parking lot, which routinely fills up by 8 a.m., was a near-empty moonscape on Monday at noon. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "With fears of coronavirus rising, BART ridership falls 9%," 9 Mar. 2020

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“Moonscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonscape. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.

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