Definition of Meteor

a piece of debris from space that enters Earth’s atmosphere and becomes luminescent due to friction, appearing as a streak of light

Examples of Meteor in a sentence

The satellite from outer space become a meteor as it fell into the atmosphere, coming alight with flame.  🔊

A chunk of rock entered our atmosphere just a few minutes ago, becoming a meteor as the friction of its entry set it on fire.  🔊

Whenever you see a shooting star, you are really seeing a meteor, a piece of debris from outer space that has been set on fire by the friction of its atmospheric entry.  🔊

Pretty much anything can become a meteor, provided that it lasts long enough to streak across the sky once it is on fire.  🔊

For a brief moment, you can even consider a shuttle a meteor, since it catches fire very briefly when it reenters Earth’s atmosphere.  🔊

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