meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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Around the same dates, skywatchers can witness the dimmer Comet Swan and observe the Orionid meteor shower. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025 Find more information here about how to view the Orionid meteor shower in Wisconsin. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 During the height of the Orionid meteor shower, up to 20 meteors an hour are expected to pass overhead, NASA said. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025 The dazzling Orionid meteor shower is set to peak tonight between midnight and dawn local time. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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