meteor (n)
shooting star (n)

n11483990

type n
lex_filenum 19
def a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
Outgoing links
Hypernym light, visible light, visible radiation
Part holonym meteor shower, meteor stream
Hyponym bolide, fireball
Incoming links
Hyponym light, visible light, visible radiation
Hypernym bolide, fireball
Part meronym meteor shower, meteor stream

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