Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for meteor.
Definitions

meteor

[mee-tee-er, -awr] / ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔr /
NOUN
anything that progresses with spectacular speed
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A Lyrid meteor is seen in the sky above Liverpool, UK, in April 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Charlotte Bays, secretary of the UK Fireball Alliance, said the meteor had been spotted across northern Europe at about 00:24 BST on Monday, but finding any material from it was unlikely.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

John Maclean, from the UK Meteor Network, said the meteor was not connected to any astronomical event, and likely stemmed from a larger asteroid.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Scientists said a fireball spotted in the skies above East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire was a meteor.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

On many a clear night, if you look patiently up at the sky, you will see a solitary meteor blazing briefly overhead.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




Vocabulary lists containing meteor