Both Uses of
meteor
in
The Aeneid
- Portents and prodigies their souls amaz'd; But most, when this stupendous pile was rais'd: Then flaming meteors, hung in air, were seen, And thunders rattled thro' a sky serene.†
Book 2 *
- Chaf'd by the speed, it fir'd; and, as it flew, A trail of following flames ascending drew: Kindling they mount, and mark the shiny way; Across the skies as falling meteors play, And vanish into wind, or in a blaze decay.†
Book 5
Definition:
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(meteor) a streak of light in the night sky that results from a space rock burning in the earth's atmosphere
or:
a meteoroid: a small space rock that hit the earth's atmosphere
or:
a meteorite: a stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that reached the earth's surface