单词 | bolide |
释义 | boliden. A large meteor; usually one that explodes and falls in the form of aerolites; a fire-ball. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > fireball fiery globe1561 draco volans1663 fireball1686 bolide1852 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. x. 352 Not..a space equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled every instant with bolides and falling stars. 1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours ix. 192 Explode into small fragments, as bolides and fireballs have been observed to do. 1884 R. Jefferies Life of Fields 183 It was not for some seconds I thought of looking for the bolide. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1852 |
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