bo·lide
(bō′līd, -lĭd)n.
A meteoric flash or flare created when a meteoroid explodes or vaporizes as it passes through Earth's atmosphere. Also called fireball.
[French, from Latin bolis, bolid-, kind of meteor, from Greek, missile, flash (of lightning), from ballein, to throw; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
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bolide
(ˈbəʊlaɪd; -lɪd)n
(Astronomy) a large exceptionally bright meteor that often explodes. Also called: fireball
[C19: from French, from bolis missile; see ballista]
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bo•lide
(ˈboʊ laɪd, -lɪd)n.
a large, brilliant meteor, esp. one that explodes; fireball.
[1850–55; < French < Greek bolid- (s. of bolís) missile]
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bolide
A large and extremely bright meteor.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bolide - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)shooting star, meteor - 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 |
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