| NOUN | phenomenon | bolide, fireball | an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) |
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| Meaning | An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding). | |
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| Synonym | fireball | |
| Broader | meteor, shooting star | 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 |
| Spanish | bólido | |
| Catalan | bòlid | |
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