bolide

  1. An extremely bright meteor.
  2. Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.
  3. A fireball.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈboʊ.laɪd/
Etymology

Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolis.

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