Bolide Definition

bōlīd, -lĭd
noun
A meteoric flash or flare created when a meteoroid explodes or vaporizes as it passes through Earth's atmosphere.
American Heritage
A brilliant meteor with a magnitude exceeding −4, esp. one that explodes; fireball.
Webster's New World

An extremely bright meteor.

Wiktionary

Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.

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Other Word Forms of Bolide

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Singular:
bolide
Plural:
bolides

Origin of Bolide

  • French from Latin bolis bolid- kind of meteor from Greek missile, flash (of lightning) from ballein to throw gwelə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolis, “missile, arrow, javelin”).

    From Wiktionary

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