bolide
bolide · bolides
болид, метеорит
Bolide, Feuerball
An extremely bright meteorAn extremely bright meteor.
US/ˈboʊ.laɪd/
Meaning
3 sensesAn extremely bright meteor.
Bolide, Feuerball
боли́дbolíd
an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.
метеори́тmeteorít
A fireball.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
extremely bright meteor:
any extraterrestrial body that collides with earth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
extremely bright meteor:
Origin
Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile,Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolis.
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