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meteor
in
I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
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- "What if the Titanic was hit by a meteor?" said Phoebe, whose latest obsession was outer space.†
p. 19.4meteor = a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
- "I hadn't planned on any meteors hitting the ship," Mr. Andrews said thoughtfully.†
p. 19.8 *meteors = streaks of light in the sky caused by small space rocks burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
- Not a meteor falling from space.†
p. 43.7meteor = a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
Definitions:
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(1)
(meteor) a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock (a meteoroid) burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)