Definitions for earthrise

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earthrise earth·rise

Spelling: [urth-rahyz]

IPA: /ˈɜrθˌraɪz/

Earthrise is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 446 anagrams from letters in earthrise (aeehirrst).

Definitions for earthrise

noun

1. the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.

Origin of earthrise

First recorded in 1965-70; earth + (sun)rise

Examples for earthrise

It had become almost a ritual with us these last few years, staying up night after night to watch the earthrise.