English Explanatory Dictionary

harvest moon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year.
The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

Word forms

harvest moon harvest moons

Etymology

Extra light provides longer hours for the harvesting that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year.

Synonyms

wine moon singing moon elk call moon

Related words

wolf moon hunger moon old moon snow moon ice moon worm moon sap moon sugaring moon crow moon storm moon pink moon egg moon grass moon rain moon growing moon wind moon flower moon planting moon milk moon hare moon strawberry moon rose moon honey moon mead moon buck moon thunder moon deer moon hay moon sturgeon moon corn moon fruit moon barley moon gypsy moon hunter's moon beaver moon frost moon frosty moon cold moon long night moon winter moon blue moon wet moon

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