meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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When will the Orionids meteor shower peak? Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025 How To See The Chi Cygnids Meteor Shower The best way to see any meteor shower is to go stargazing for a few hours, preferably on a dark, moonless night sky away from light pollution (consult a light pollution map or travel to a Dark Sky Place). Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The Perseid meteor shower in mid-August also adds the chance of capturing a streaking meteor against the massive galactic core. Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Many Spanish residents identified the streaking object as a meteor associated with the Perseid meteor shower. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meteor shower

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“Meteor shower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteor%20shower. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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