Definition of meteor shower in English:
meteor shower
nounˈmiːtɪə ˌʃaʊəˈmitiərʃaʊwər
A number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky at a particular date each year, due to the earth regularly passing through them at that position in its orbit.
Example sentencesExamples
- But then you called me, one month after the birthday party, and invited me to watch the meteor shower.
- It was a rare thirty-year occurrence, a large meteor shower as bright and wonderful as any fireworks display.
- Although summer is the best time to view the most dramatic showers, you may still be able to see the Geminids, a meteor shower that typically shows up around the middle of December.
- The Leonid meteor shower, which radiates from the so-called sickle of Leo, displays a double peak this year.
- A meteor shower occurs when Earth crosses this stream of debris.