asteroid
noun/ˈæstərɔɪd/
Frequency rank: #7,099 most common English word
Meaning
a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Example sentence
Scientists watched closely as asteroid passed between Earth and the Moon.
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