| meteor | |
| 1. n. A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star. | |
| 2. n. (archaic) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.) These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, sn | |
| 3. n. (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable. | |
| 4. n. (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain. | |
| 5. n. (figurative) Any short-lived source of wonderment. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To move at great speed. | |
