moonscape
Moonscape (noun) means a scene showing part of the Moon's surface.
noun
1
A scene showing part of the Moon's surface.
2
A bare, empty landscape left wrecked or ruined.
"They had never managed to host many events on their property, in part because some of the surrounding area remained a moonscape. The cork oak where Phillip wanted his ashes spread had burned down in the last fire."
— Eli Saslow, They Built a Home to Fend Off California Wildfires. But Will They Stay? (2025)
"In the Australian outback, industrial activity — notably open-pit coal mining — has turned verdant areas into moonscapes seemingly overnight, and the suicide rate in the region has skyrocketed."
— Clive Thompson, Clive Thompson on How the Next Victim of Climate Change Will Be Our Minds (2007)
"They made their way to a geological formation called Kap Kobenhavn, a series of bare hills as desolate as a moonscape."
— Carl Zimmer, Oldest Known DNA Offers Glimpse of a Once-Lush Arctic (2022)
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What is the meaning of moonscape?
"moonscape" (noun) means a scene showing part of the Moon's surface.
What are the different meanings of moonscape?
"moonscape" has 2 main meanings: 1. A scene showing part of the Moon's surface; 2. A bare, empty landscape left wrecked or ruined.
