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Definition

a streak of light in the night sky that results from a space rock burning in the earth's atmosphere

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a meteoroid: a small space rock that hit the earth's atmosphere

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a meteorite: a stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that reached the earth's surface

Most meteors come from rocks that are about the size of a pebble.

meteors = a streak of light in the night sky that results from a space rock burning in the earth's atmosphere

We were away from the city lights where meteors are easier to see.

meteors = streaks of light in the night sky that result from space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

She noted, more than once, that the meteor shower was happening, beyond the overcast sky, even if we could not see it.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteor = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

There wasn't any meteor shower.
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees

meteor = a streak of light in the night sky that results from small extraterrestrial bodies burning in the earth's atmosphere

They don't know that this is all one huge big blazing meteor that makes a pretty fire in space, but that some day it'll have to hit.
Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451

meteor = a rock from space burning in the earth's atmosphere

The stars poured over his sight like flaming meteors.
Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451

meteors = a rock from space burning in the earth's atmosphere

Like, there is still a meteor shower.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteor = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

There's not much moon tonight, so you could probably see five or ten meteors an hour.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteors = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

Him: Looks like it's going to be overcast tonight so no meteor shower.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteor = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

My primary interest is not the meteor shower.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteor = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

There is a meteor shower Thursday night.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteor = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

THE MORNING OF THE METEOR SHOWER, I arrived at school with Harold and discovered a bright orange Volkswagen Beetle parked in my usual spot.
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteor = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

"So, over here in the northern sky is the constellation Draco," he said, "which to me looks more like a kite than a dragon, but anyway, there would be meteors visible around here."
John Green -- Turtles All the Way Down

meteors = streaks of light in the night sky that result from a space rocks burning in the earth's atmosphere

Something had gone through his mind, flashing like a meteor, too quick, too bright to catch and hold.
Stephen King -- The Shining
The logo signs shoot past her on A either side like meteors.
Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
When the glass stopped falling, there was a hole in the ceiling, several feet wide, as if a meteor had crashed through it.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Glass
It had come like a meteor falling from the sky.
Carl Deuker -- Gym Candy
More than once, I saved the planet from destruction by waving my wand at a crashing meteor.
Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed
Occasionally, as if on cue, comets and meteor showers would tumble through the starry ranks, adding variation to the flowing dance.
William P. Young -- The Shack
I fidgeted while we watched the shots of downtown and the expressways, eerily empty and looking post-meteor-hit-or-nuclear-war-like.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Betrayed

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