Definition of Asteroid

a rocky object that is smaller than a planet that most often orbits a star

Examples of Asteroid in a sentence

Believing that an asteroid would one day strike the Earth, the citizens decided to live on Mars.  🔊

In the video game, the objective is to dodge each asteroid in order to get to the other side of the screen.  🔊

After the village witnessed a streak going through the night sky, it was believed to be an asteroid.  🔊

Scientists detect that the asteroid was close to Earth even though it was over a million miles away.  🔊

Theories pertaining to the creation of the Grand Canyon have included an asteroid.  🔊

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