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bo·lide (bō′līd′, -lid′)

noun

a brilliant meteor with a magnitude exceeding -4, esp. one that explodes; fireball

Etymology: Fr < L bolis (gen. bolidis), fiery meteor < Gr, missile, arrow, akin to ballein, to throw: see ball

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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