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bolide.

An extremely bright meteor.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈboʊ.laɪd/US/ˈboʊ.lɪd/US
  1. An extremely bright meteor.

  2. Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.

  3. A fireball.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolis.

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