A meteorite is a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth.
meteorite in British English
(ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt)
noun
a rocklike object consisting of the remains of a meteoroid that has fallen on earth. It may be stony (chondrite), iron, or stony iron (pallasite)
chondrite
Derived forms
meteoritic (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk)
adjective
meteorite in American English
(ˈmitiərˌaɪt)
noun
that part of a relatively large meteoroid that survives passage through the atmosphere and falls to the surface of a planet or moon as a mass of metal or stone
Derived forms
meteoritic (ˌmeteorˈitic) (ˈmitməərˈɪtɪk)
adjective
Examples of 'meteorite' in a sentence
meteorite
That is if we are not first wiped out by global warming or a meteorite strike.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The chief constables were running around as if a giant meteorite was on its way.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One answer invokes those meteorite impacts.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
A meteor that survives is termed a meteorite when it hits the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On the moon because we should be able to fi nd bits of early Earth blasted there by meteorite impacts.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has long been suggested that a meteorite impact led to the demise of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was Britain's largest recorded meteorite.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In the same way that you should not take a dog for a walk in case it's hit on the head by a giant meteorite.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
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British English: meteorite /ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt/ NOUN
A meteorite is a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth.