meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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Missed the Geminid meteor shower earlier this month? Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024 The closest meteor shower to the winter holiday season, the Ursids, comes hot on the heels of the Geminid meteor shower in late December each year. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Unlike most meteor showers, the Geminid meteor shower doesn't originate from a comet, but from an asteroid. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024 After the Geminids, there is one more meteor shower left in the year: the Ursids. Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 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 12 Jan. 2025.

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