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Meaning of bolide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈboʊ.laɪd

Definitions

  1. An extremely bright meteor.
  2. Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.
  3. A fireball.

Equivalents

Bosanski meteor болид метеорит
Català bòlid
Čeština bolid
Deutsch Bolid Bolide Feuerball
Ελληνικά βολίδα
Esperanto bolido
Español bólido
Suomi bolidi tulipallo
Français bolide bolide
Hrvatski meteor болид метеорит
Italiano bolide meteora
日本語 火球
ქართული ბოლიდი
Македонски болид
Nederlands bolide vuurbol
Polski bolid meteor
Português bólide
Русский болид метеорит
Српски meteor болид метеорит
Svenska eldklot eldkula

Examples

“The smallest impactor that can penetrate the atmosphere deep enough to cause any damage⟳ on the ground is not much smaller than the "Tunguska" bolide that flattened a couple thousand square miles of Siberian forest in 1908.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

bolidenite bolidomonad bolidophycean bolidophyte Bolifushi boligarch

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