moonrise Definition
moon·rise (-rīz′)
noun
- the rising of the upper limb of the moon above the horizon
- ☆ 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
- ‹ moonquake
- ‹ moonport
- ‹ moonlit
- ‹ moonlighting
- ‹ moonlight
- ‹ moonlet
- ‹ moonless
- ‹ moonish
- ‹ Moonie
- ‹ moonflower
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- moonshine ›
- moonshiner ›
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- moonshot ›
- moonstone ›
- moonstruck ›
- moonwalk ›

