shooting star
Another name for a meteor.
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shooting starAnother name for a meteor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But very early in the morning poor Ogilvy, who had seen the shooting star and who was persuaded that a meteorite lay somewhere on the common between Horsell, Ottershaw, and Woking, rose early with the idea of finding it. "I wonder whether it's a shooting star," remarked Miss Dorn. The sword flew from his hand like a shooting star, and dived into the distant river. |
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