moonfall
Moon crashing down
Moonfall describes the moon descending toward the horizon, parallel to nightfall or rainfall—the moon's apparent fall through the sky.
The word is poetic and uncommon, appearing mostly in fantasy fiction and song lyrics.
It can also name a catastrophic scenario where the moon literally falls toward Earth: The film depicted humanity's desperate attempt to prevent moonfall.
Of the moon
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- orbitCurved celestial path
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- collisionForceful contact between objects
impact · apocalypse · gravity · trajectory · earthbound · cosmic · catastrophe · tidal
Metrical literary composition
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- romanceLove and its excitement
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
melancholy · twilight · waning · fading · ephemeral · transience · beauty · loss
lunar
Of the moon
collision · impact · apocalypse · gravity · trajectory · earthbound · cosmic · catastrophe · tidal · cataclysm
poetry
Metrical literary composition
symbolism · melancholy · twilight · waning · fading · ephemeral · transience · beauty · loss · elegy
legend
Unverified traditional tale
deity · ritual · ceremony · harvest · mythology · ancestor · spirit · superstition · tale · ancient
videogame
Interactive electronic entertainment
fantasy · RPG · dungeon · spell · magic · realm · lore · cinematic · cutscene · storyline