meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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This week, the Lyrid meteor shower has taken over the night sky, casting shooting stars and fireballs darting overhead. Alana Wise, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025 The Lyrid meteor shower put on a spectacular show, delighting sky watchers overnight with a peak rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The Lyrid meteor shower, which first became active April 17, is the second meteor shower of 2025 after the Quadrantids peaked in January. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 The most impressive meteor shower of the year will be the Geminis in mid-December. Gretchen Eichenberg, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meteor shower

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