Moonscape
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A view of an area of the Moon.
- 2 A desolate or devastated landscape. broadly
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From moon + -scape.