Meteor

/mˈiːtɪɐ/

/ˈmitiɝ/

[noun]

Meteor

[NOUN]

a piece of rock coming from outer space that passes through the Earth's atmosphere, producing light

synonyms : meteoroid

a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

synonyms : shooting star

Examples

1. Meteors happen periodically.

2. Fireballs are dazzling meteors.

3. I already punched meteor back into space.

4. The meteor had followed a trajectory over Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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