Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The event or time of the disappearance of the moon's upper circumferential edge as it sets below the horizon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The setting of the moon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
setting of themoon below thehorizon
Etymologies
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Examples
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Instead I gasped, and was stopped in my tracks, as my eyes feasted on the sight of the most beautiful moonset I had ever seen.
Kristina Groves: From Schedule B to Schedule Me Kristina Groves 2012
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That is why they stand on their feet from sunrise to moonset working hard, feeling worry and responsible.
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That is why they stand on their feet from sunrise to moonset working hard, feeling worry and responsible.
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Instead I gasped, and was stopped in my tracks, as my eyes feasted on the sight of the most beautiful moonset I had ever seen.
Kristina Groves: From Schedule B to Schedule Me Kristina Groves 2012
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At moonset, when she could come no more, she fell limp.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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It was still full dark, sometime after moonset but long before dawn.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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“Moonrise north, moonset south, bind her limbs and silence her mouth.”
Black Dust Mambo Adrian Phoenix 2010
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She had waited here in the orchard since dawn and she was prepared to go on waiting until moonset if necessary.
The Night Of the Solstice L.J. SMITH 2010
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“And now,” said the woman when they had eaten all they could, “to locate this intrepid sister and brother of yours before moonset.”
The Night Of the Solstice L.J. SMITH 2010
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Mandy and I started our hike by taking the bridge over the South Boulder Creek ... once over the Creek we followed the Homestead Trail west past the Dunn House (at moonset) ...
Rich Wolf: A Fall Color e-Hike On Boulder's South Side (PHOTOS) 2009
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