- meteor stream
- nouna transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑meteor shower• Hypernyms: ↑atmospheric phenomenon• Part Meronyms: ↑meteor, ↑shooting star
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