shooting star

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ˌshooting ˈstar noun [countable]  HAa piece of rock or metal from space, that burns brightly as it falls towards the Earth 流星 SYN meteor

Examples from the Corpus

shooting star• A shooting star fell towards the city's crown of lights.• Many see their first shooting star, and with that, drift off to never-never land.

ˌshooting ˈstar nounChineseSyllable  

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shooting star
ˌshooting ˈstar noun [countable]
a piece of rock or metal from space, that burns brightly as it falls towards the Earth
   SYN  meteor

shooting starBrE /ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑːr/ 🔊 (also ˌfalling ˈstar) nouna small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns with a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere 流星