moonrise
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
- moonlighter
- moonlight
- moonlet
- moonless
- moonishly
- moonish
- moonscape
- moonseed
- moonset
- moonshine
- moonshiner
- moonshiny
- moonshot
- moonstone
- moonstricken
- moonstruck
