meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks between Thursday, Jan. 2 and Friday, Jan. 3 this year. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday night, January 3, 2025. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The Perseid meteor shower, for example, peaks in mid-August from the constellation Perseus. Katrina Miller, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 Meteor Showers The year begins with a bang as the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on January 2–3. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for meteor shower 

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“Meteor shower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteor%20shower. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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