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Shooting Star

nounid 140094·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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Variants

synonym
meteor
plural
Shooting Stars
possessive
Shooting Star's
pluralpossessive
Shooting Stars'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
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