meteor
noun15th century{ds||1||}
- an atmospheric phenomenon (such as lightning or a snowfall)
- any of the small particles of matter in the solar system that are directly observable only by their incandescence from frictional heating on entry into the atmosphere
- the streak of light produced by the passage of a meteor
Meteor Crater:g
geographical name
Meteor Crater
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- depression in northeast central Arizona 4000 feet (1220 meters) in diameter and 600 feet (about 180 meters) deep that was caused by a meteorite impact about 50,000 years ago
meteor shower
noun
meteor shower
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- a large number of meteors seen in a short time
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