"bolis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈboʊlɪs/ Forms: bolides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolide. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|bolis}} Latin bolis, {{der|en|grc|βολίς||missile, arrow, javelin}} Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”), {{doublet|en|bolide}} Doublet of bolide Head templates: {{en-noun|bolides}} bolis (plural bolides)
  1. (archaic) A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; especially one which explodes. Tags: archaic Synonyms: bolide, fireball
    Sense id: en-bolis-en-noun-GQBS7Kct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈboʊlɪs/
Etymology: Clipping of strombolis. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|strombolis}} Clipping of strombolis Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bolis
  1. plural of boli Tags: form-of, plural Form of: boli
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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