eclipse
/iˈklɪps/noun
An event in which one object in space passes between a viewer and another object, blocking it from sight.
Example sentences
- “Thousands of people gathered in the park to watch the solar eclipse.”
- “During the total eclipse, the sky turned dark in the middle of the day.”
The verb is worth knowing: one achievement eclipses another by overshadowing it. Solar and lunar eclipses differ in which body gets hidden.