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shooting star

noun as in meteor

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These tiny particles burn up with the friction of the Earth's atmosphere and leave a streak of light through the sky - the meteor, which is sometimes referred to as a shooting star.

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Streaks of light, commonly referred to as shooting stars, appear in the night sky when a piece of dust or other debris encounters the Earth’s atmosphere and burns up.

The meteors, which are sometimes referred to as shooting stars, will appear as streaks of light in the evening sky.

From BBC

Give your eyes around 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness and either sit or lie down and you should start to see some shooting stars - the meteors.

From BBC

The concepts floated to “taking your shot” and “shooting stars,” and the design started to take shape.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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