blood moon
blood moon noun: the moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.
Noun
blood moon (plural blood moons)
- The moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.
- Just after two o'clock in the morning, the moon went into eclipse, fading to a deep red and casting a pall over the mountainside. Viewing the blood moon as an ominous sign, the Confederates used it to cloak their flight.2006, Georgiana Kotarski, Ghosts of the Southern Tennessee Valley, →ISBN, pages 98–99
- “Because the Earth has an atmosphere, it doesn’t completely block the light on the moon. Some of the red light actually bends through the Earth’s atmosphere and lights up the moon during a total eclipse, and that’s the rusty red, blood moon,” said SubbaRao.2014, Gaynor Hall, “Blood Moon Rising: Chicago star gazers in for treat if weather holds out”, in WGNtv.com, retrieved 15 Apr 2014
blood moon meaning in Bengali
blood moon in Bengali
- moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse
- লহু মাহতাব lohu mahotab
Forms of blood moon
| plural | blood moons |
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Origin of blood moon
From its reddish appearance.
Questions about blood moon
- What does blood moon mean?
- Blood moon means the moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.
- What is blood moon in Bengali?
- Blood moon in Bengali is লহু মাহতাব (lohu mahotab). See Blood moon meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is blood moon?
- Blood moon is a noun.
- What is the plural of blood moon?
- The plural of blood moon is blood moons.
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