meteor
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.
Other meanings
A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
A kind of
- extraterrestrial object
Related words
- megacryometeor
- meteorical
- meteorlike
- meteorography
- meteorolite
- supermeteor
- aerometeor
- Great Meteor
- hydrometeor
- lithometeor
- meteor hammer
- meteor bumper
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "μετέωρον".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “meteor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.