red giant in British English
noun
a giant star towards the end of its life, with a relatively low temperature of 2000–4000 K, that emits red light
red giant in American English
a star of low surface temperature but with great luminosity resulting from its great size
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Examples of 'red giant' in a sentencered giant
- hitter
- hit the big time
- hit the bottle
- hit the bricks
- hit the buffers
- hit the ceiling
- hit the deck
- hit the dirt
- hit the fan
- hit the ground running
- hit the hay
- hit the headlines
- hit the high spots
- hit the jackpot
- hit the line
- hit-the-line
- hit the mark
- hit the nail on the head
- hit the panic button
- hit the road
- hit the roof
- hit the sack
- hit the silk
- hit the spot
- hit the wall