moonrise
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The time when the moon first appears above the horizon
- noun
- /ˈmuːnraɪz/
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salida de la luna
- As the sun set, people gathered on the beach to watch the beautiful moonrise over the calm ocean.
- moonrise and sunset
- moonrise tomorrow
- moonrise tonight
Examples
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The moonrise marked the beginning of the night's festivities in the park.
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Well, I'll be going out at moonrise.
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Tonight is not just any moonrise, though, not just any night upon the water.
Fiction book (1995) -
The most I can manage at moonrise is just to wait.
Fiction book (1993) -
Would he return at moonrise, when the bird changed?
Fiction book (1993) -
You and I can stop it, and we only have until moonrise.
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You still have until moonrise.
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This must happen before moonrise.
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Sunset and moonrise brought him to the surface.
Fiction book (1999) -
The spell permits him to speak only at moonrise, until midnight.
Fiction book (1993)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word moonrise is simply the joining of moon, the round object we see at night and a word also linked to month, and rise, which means 'to go up'. So, moonrise is when the moon 'goes up' above the horizon.