meteorite

noun

me·te·or·ite ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt

: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized

meteoritic

ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-tik

adjective

or less commonly meteoritical

ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-ti-kəl

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The University of Alberta’s online meteorite reporting system receives about 10 submissions a week. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, along with the sound of an explosion, as a meteorite lands in Charlottetown. —

Ian Austen, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 And while Mars rocks do occasionally come to Earth as meteorites, such events are not only rare, but result in objects that have been altered during their spaceflights and fiery entry into our atmosphere. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 No other meteorite fall has been documented like this, complete with sound. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for meteorite