bolide

[ boh-lahyd, -lid ]

/ ˈboʊ laɪd, -lɪd /

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noun Astronomy.

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.

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Origin of bolide

First recorded in 1850–55; from French, from Greek bolid- (stem of bolís ) “missile”

Words nearby bolide

boletic acid, boletus, Boleyn, Boleyn, Anne, Bolger, bolide, bolillo, boline, Bolingbroke, Bolingbrook, bolita

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How to use bolide in a sentence

Astrophysicists say it was a bolide, or a meteor that explodes in the air.
Fire in the Sky! The Russian Meteor’s Aftermath|Anna Nemtsova|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It said blandly that a bolide—a slow-moving, large meteoric object—had been observed by radar to be descending to earth.
Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
A bolide had fallen into the Catanian sea—he took me to the port and showed me precisely where.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
They stopped arguing about last night's bolide to take ringside seats.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster

The argument on the path of last night's bolide and why it fell where it did is again in order.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
It was the sound of the bolide's passage, arriving after the object itself had dived into the sea.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for bolide

bolide

/ (ˈbəʊlaɪd, -lɪd) /

noun

a large exceptionally bright meteor that often explodesAlso called: fireball

Word Origin for bolide

C19: from French, from bolis missile; see ballista

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