-scape
suffix
uk/-skeɪp/us/-skeɪp/used toformnounsreferring to anareathat has aparticularcharacterbecause of thetypeof things that can beseen,heard,smelled, orexperiencedin it, or to aworkofartthatrepresentssuch anarea:
a warscape ofempty,brokenbuildings
a winterscape ofbaretrees
Thefilmdesignerhascreatedableakfuturescape.
See also
cityscape
cloudscape
dreamscape
hardscape
hellscape
landscape
mindscape
moonscape
roofscape
seascape
skyscape
smellscape
snowscape
soundscape
streetscape
tablescape
townscape
- Threeweeksofsavagefightinghasleftthecityablastedwarscape ofempty,brokenbuildings.
- Millions ofcaterpillarsturnedtheareainto a winterscape lastsummeras theystrippedtheleavesoff 130,000acresoftrees.
- Residents canrelaxandenjoythesoundsandsightsoftheirown waterscape.
- The Rotterdam portscape is allglowingredsandyellows,itsunearthlyrectanglescreatingtheirown Mondrians.
- In thepolarwinter,temperaturesdroptominus50°C andwindsgustup to 110mph,creatingthestarkblizzardscape that Jack London called "Whitesilence".
Geography: scenery & views
- a bird's eye viewidiom
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- cityscape
- cloudscape
- command
- grandstand
- hellscape
- landscape
- lookout
- scene
- scenery
- skyline
- skyscape
- snowscape
- streetscape
- townscape
- viewpoint
- vista
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