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moonrise Definition

moon·rise (-rīz′)

noun

  1. the rising of the upper limb of the moon above the horizon
  2. ☆ the time of this

moonrise Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • major: The burial of a man was found within the circle, and the cove may have been orientated toward the major northern moonrise.
  • southern: The recumbent and both flankers are erect, and the recumbent is aligned on the major southern moonrise.
  • southernmost: More feasible is the theory that the line was built in prehistoric times to align with the southernmost summer moonrise.

Browse dictionary entries near moonrise

  1. ‹ moonquake
  2. ‹ moonport
  3. ‹ moonlit
  4. ‹ moonlighting
  5. ‹ moonlight
  6. ‹ moonlet
  7. ‹ moonless
  8. ‹ moonish
  9. ‹ Moonie
  10. ‹ moonflower
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