moonscapen.
/ˈmuːnskeɪp/, U.S. /ˈmunˌskeɪp/ The surface of the moon or a landscape containing this; (also) a landscape resembling the moon's surface, a desolate and barren scene. Also in extended use.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > [noun] > type of
beauty spot1846
picturesque1852
moonscape1907
mudscape1908
postcard land1918
cultural landscape1919
dunescape1928
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty1949
wirescape1951
AONB1957
Marlboro Country1961
roofscaping1962
the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [noun] > surface of
moonscape1907
lunarscape1965
1907 E. H. Coleridge Hist. Poem i, in S. T. Coleridge Christabel 3 Here was one of those moon-scapes which the poet should depict in verse.
1926 World's Work May 5 It embodies all the scientific facts known to-day, and the ‘moonscape’ in the foreground is an actual scene as viewed through the telescope.
1969 Sun 22 July 1/3 Armstrong, the first to walk, looked at the desolate moonscape and told the world: ‘It has a beauty of its own..it's very pretty up here.’
1974 V. Canning Mask of Memory ii. 23 His thin, drawn face a moonscape of chalky white.
1993 Guardian 11 Dec. 39/2 The open cast lignite mining has left huge moonscapes and severe soil, air, and water pollution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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