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meteor
noun
(me-te-or)
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
Synonyms:
meteoroid
,
meteor
noun
(me-te-or)
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,
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