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aerolite

American

[air-uh-lahyt] / ˈɛər əˌlaɪt /

Also aerolith

noun

a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.

aerolite British

/ ˌɛərəˈlɪtɪk, ˈɛərəˌlaɪt /

noun

a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

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Other Word Forms

aerolitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of aerolite

First recorded in 1805–15; aero- + -lite

Example Sentences

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Buried a yard deep in the ground, it was the most massive aerolite ever turned up in that State.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week Harvey Harlow Nininger, Colorado meteorite expert, revealed discovery of a 700-lb. aerolite by a farmer near Hugoton, Kans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aegos Potamos, on the aerolite of, 117, 122.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

I know of no aerolite that has ever been acceptably traced to terrestrial origin.

From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles

Ibn Batuta advanced as far as Erzeroum, where he was shown an aerolite weighing 620 pounds.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Leigh, Dora

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