mare

A noun referring to an adult female horse or other equine animal, or a large, dark plain on the surface of the moon.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une femelle adulte du cheval ou d'un autre équidé, ainsi qu'une grande plaine sombre à la surface de la Lune.

1. Female horse A2 formal

   An adult female horse or other equine animal.

   • The mare gave birth to a healthy foal.
   • She rode a beautiful black mare across the field.
   • The farmer bred his stallion with a strong mare.

   🇫🇷Jument (femelle du cheval)

2. Lunar mare C1 formal scientific

   A large, dark, basaltic plain on the Moon's surface, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.

   • The Mare Tranquillitatis is one of the most famous lunar maria.
   • Astronauts landed on the Mare Imbrium during the Apollo missions.
   • These dark areas on the moon are called maria, which is Latin for seas.

   🇫🇷Mer lunaire

   Synonymes: sea

• mares plural form
• mares' possessive plural form
• mare's possessive singular form