meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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October dazzled skywatchers with celestial highlights such as the Orionid meteor shower, the appearance of comet Lemmon and comet Swan, and even an asteroid tagging along Earth like a second moon. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025 Wisconsin sky watchers have a final chance to see two comets, along with a meteor shower, this week. 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 What time does the Orionids meteor shower start tonight? Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meteor shower

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