Definition of "bolide" []

• A meteoric fireball. (noun)

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• ""There's a very good chance it was what we call a bolide, which is a meteorite crossing the sky at extremely quick velocity -- very, very fast -- and as it hits the atmosphere at about"
• "The satellites, it turned out, were also quite good at detecting the explosions - the official term is "bolide" - of meteorites like that over Tunguska."
• "The fireball – also called a bolide – created a dusty tail upon entering the atmosphere of the Earth."