solar eclipse

noun

: an eclipse of the sun by the moon see eclipse illustration

Examples of solar eclipse in a Sentence

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Remember the eclipse glasses many of us wore for the solar eclipse in 2024? Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 In 2022, the brand also commemorated NASA’s Artemis I Mission with the Artemis Moon Doughnut, in addition to offering doughnuts during multiple supermoons and total solar eclipses over the years. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Wait a few hundred million years, and total solar eclipses will be no more. Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Like, uh, going to the Grand Canyon for the first time or seeing a, a solar eclipse. Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solar eclipse

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First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar eclipse was in 1602

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“Solar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20eclipse. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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solar eclipse

noun
: an eclipse of the sun by the moon

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