bolide

(bō′līd′, -lid′)

noun

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

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

See bolide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A meteoric fireball.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Latin bolis, bolid-, kind of meteor

Origin: , from Greek, missile, flash (of lightning)

Origin: , from ballein, to throw; see g^welə- in Indo-European roots

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