meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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Spielberg's long fascination with UFOs, aliens, and outer space began at a very early age when his father woke him up late one night to go witness the Perseid meteor shower while lying in a field outside the suburbs of Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025 Here's everything to know about December's Ursid meteor shower. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025 Will be meteor shower visible in Boise sky? Hannah Poukish, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025 The Geminid meteor shower often appears in the eastern sky near the constellation of Gemini, according to the American Meteor Society. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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