- a variation of meteor shower.
meteoric shower
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of meteoric shower
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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"The theory is that after the core formed there was a meteoric shower that struck the Earth," says Willbold.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2013
While the precious fallout from this meteoric shower lay scattered on the surface of the moon, on Earth the planet's internal activity had churned it into the mantle too.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2013
So science has had to come up with an explanation, and the answer currently favoured is - a meteoric shower.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2013
Why, then, did this meteoric shower powder Mesopotamia so densely and sprinkle a dust so impalpable over the Sudan?
From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin
Astronomers will be surprised to read the declaration of Mr. Talmage that the meteoric shower has never been explained.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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