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Meteor
01
a piece of rock coming from outer space that passes through the Earth's atmosphere, producing light
Examples
We saw a bright meteor streak across the sky during the meteor shower last night.
Meteors, also known as shooting stars, are often visible as bright streaks of light in the night sky.
02
a visible streak of light produced in the sky when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction
Examples
We watched a bright meteor streak across the night sky.
The sky was full of meteors during the annual shower.
Lexical Tree
meteoric
micrometeor
meteor
