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meteor swarm

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noun

Astronomy.
  1. any large number of meteoroids moving in parallel paths.


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If it were set back in its orbit by ten months' motion, it would be a part of the meteor swarm.

From A Text-Book of Astronomy by Comstock, George C.

A meteor swarm struck her on the way to Venus.

From Security by Anderson, Poul William

Thus was brought to completion the interesting research which demonstrated the true relation of the meteor swarm to the solar system.

From Great Astronomers by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

When the starship Star of Fire collided with a meteor swarm six parsecs stellar north of the galactic hub in the year A.D.

From A World Called Crimson by Granger, Darius John

The Plumie ship had been concealed by the meteor swarm of a totally unknown comet.

From The Aliens by Dongen, H. R. van