Meteor Stream (Noun)
Meaning
A transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The meteor stream was visible in the night sky for several hours, producing numerous shooting stars.
- Astronomers predicted a spectacular display from the approaching meteor stream, which was expected to peak on a clear summer evening.
- The meteor stream was caused by the Earth passing through the debris trail left behind by a disintegrating comet.
- As the meteor stream entered the Earth's atmosphere, it produced a brilliant display of meteors that lit up the sky.
- The meteor stream was a rare event, occurring only once every few decades when the Earth's orbit intersected with the comet's debris trail.