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SHOOTING STAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shooting star mean?
• SHOOTING STAR (noun)
The noun SHOOTING STAR has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: SHOOTING STAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
meteor; shooting star
Hypernyms ("shooting star" is a kind of...):
light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shooting star"):
bolide; fireball (an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding))
Holonyms ("shooting star" is a part of...):
meteor shower; meteor stream (a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere)
Context examples
Some dating Geminis will become engaged on this magical night and kiss under a deep blue sky filled with shooting stars.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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