meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

Examples of meteor shower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The year kicked off with a bang, with a meteor shower peaking just days after the start of 2024. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024 With mostly clear to partly cloudy skies expected over much of the United States, this year's Geminid meteor shower is forecast to offer one of the best cosmic shows in recent years, according to astronomers. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2023 Here are three opportunities to catch a meteor shower this year. Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 Lonely Planet also has a list of where best to witness 2024's stunning meteor showers, such as the Perseids meteor shower peaks over the U.S. during 11-13 August 2024. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The annual Geminids meteor shower has been active since late November, and the shooting stars will ramp up to their peak Wednesday night into early Thursday. Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2023 The first North American meteor shower of 2024 could see up to 120 shooting stars per hour. The Courier-Journal, 2 Jan. 2024 April 21-22: The first meteor shower of the spring, the Lyrids, flies across the night sky. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 The annual Geminids meteor shower has been going since late November but will ramp up tonight. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023

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“Meteor shower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteor%20shower. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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