meteor
noun/ˈmiːtiər/
Frequency rank: #7,243 most common English word
Meaning
a small body of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and glows brightly due to friction.
Example sentence
Everyone stopped to watch meteor streak across the night sky.
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