meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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Advertisement When the meteor shower will be most visible varies according to region. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025 The meteor shower has a brief but powerful peak, known for producing hundreds of meteors per hour. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 There are some upcoming meteor showers to check out, too, including the Ursid meteor shower, peaking from Dec. 21-22, and the Quadrantid meteor shower, peaking from Jan. 2-3. Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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