meteor
- noun
- B2
- Top 10000
A short bright line of light that appears in the night sky for a moment when a small piece of rock from space burns up in the air above us.
A bright meteor flashed past the window while we were talking.
She made a wish the moment the meteor disappeared.
Hundreds of meteors burn up above us every single night.
We wrapped ourselves in blankets and counted meteors after midnight.
Common collocations: a bright meteor · a meteor shower · a meteor flashes across the sky · watch for meteors · a meteor burns up
Part of: Space
Forms
- plural
- meteors