"falling star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falling stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} falling star (plural falling stars)
  1. (astronomy) A meteor. Wikipedia link: falling star Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: shooting star Related terms: wish upon a falling star
    Sense id: en-falling_star-en-noun-99-Al5Dr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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