Definitions
The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
Word origin
From moon + rise.
Used in a sentence
“Venus now re-assembles her Choirs of Virgins at Moon-rise, and leads the Ball.”
“Weena, I was glad to find, was fast asleep. I carefully wrapped her in my jacket, and sat down beside her to wait for the moonrise.”
“Rain on Rahoon falls softly, softly falling Where my dark lover lies. Sad is his voice that calls me, sadly calling At grey moonrise.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Lunar ascent”8 letters
02“Lunar appearance”8 letters
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