meteor

[US]/'miːtɪə/
[UK]/'mitɪɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. meteor

Phrases & Collocations

meteor shower

Example Sentences

The meteor shot across the sky.

a meteor shower; a shower of leaves.

On a clear night scores of meteors streak the sky.

the best times to observe these meteors are after moonset.

Zounds of meteors, launched by an evil alien intelligence, are about to destroy Earth.

The meteor shower was a spectacular sight in the night sky.

Scientists study meteors to learn more about the solar system.

A meteorite landed in the field, creating a small crater.

The meteor streaked across the sky, leaving a trail of light behind.

Many people make wishes when they see a shooting meteor.

The meteor impact caused widespread destruction in the area.

Astronomers use special equipment to track meteors entering the Earth's atmosphere.

The meteorite fragments were carefully collected for scientific analysis.

A bright meteor lit up the sky for a brief moment before disappearing.

Meteor showers are a common occurrence during certain times of the year.

Real-world Examples

Others speculated it was a meteor or aliens.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

Those are the meteors, not to be confused with meteoroids or meteorites.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

That was just a... a meteor or something.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Imagine if we had spent hundreds of billions per year subsidizing giant meteors.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

Some people thought it was a meteor shower.

Source: VOA Special July 2016 Collection

Was it a shooting star? Meteor shower? Comet? Or aliens?

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

It's the first meteor shower of Spring.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

If one of these rocks hit's the earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteor.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

It's believed to have been a meteor.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

If their orbit crosses the Earth, then you have a potential meteor.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

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