"shooting star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shooting stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shooting star (plural shooting stars)
  1. A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: falling star, meteor, faxed star [rare] Related terms: comet, meteorite Translations (meteor): شِهَاب (šihāb) [masculine] (Arabic), ասուպ (asup) (Armenian), па́даючая зо́рка (pádajučaja zórka) [feminine] (Belarusian), зні́чка (zníčka) [feminine] (Belarusian), steredenn-lostek (Breton), метеор (meteor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estel fugaç (Catalan), 流星 (liúxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 隕星 (Chinese Mandarin), 陨星 (yǔnxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), steren-leski [feminine] (Cornish), steren-wibya [feminine] (Cornish), padající hvězda [feminine] (Czech), stjerneskud [neuter] (Danish), vallende ster [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), སྐར་མདའ (skar mda') (Dzongkha), falstelo (Esperanto), stjørnuskot [neuter] (Faroese), tähdenlento (Finnish), étoile filante [feminine] (French), estrela fugaz [feminine] (Galician), მოწყვეტილი ვარსკვლავი (moc̣q̇veṭili varsḳvlavi) (Georgian), Sternschnuppe [feminine] (German), διάττοντας αστέρας (diáttontas astéras) [masculine] (Greek), hōkū welowelo (Hawaiian), hullócsillag (Hungarian), stjörnuhrap [neuter] (Icelandic), bintang jatuh (Indonesian), réalta reatha [feminine] (Irish), stella cadente [feminine] (Italian), meteora [feminine] (Italian), bolide [masculine] (Italian), 流れ星 (nagareboshi) (alt: ながれぼし) (Japanese), 流星 (ryūsei) (alt: りゅうせい) (Japanese), ទេពច្យុត (teipcyot) (Khmer), 유성 (yuseong) (alt: 流星) (Korean), 별똥 (byeolttong) (Korean), 별똥별 (byeolttongbyeol) (Korean), метеор (meteor) (Kyrgyz), bintang beralih (Malay), tahi bintang (Malay), cirit bintang (Malay), esqotewit [animate] (Malecite-Passamaquoddy), pugtewit [animate] (Mi'kmaq), харвасан од (xarvasan od) (Mongolian), харвах од (xarvax od) (Mongolian), sǫʼ ndaajeehí (Navajo), sǫʼ yilwoł (Navajo), êtaile tchiyante [feminine] (Norman), stjerneskudd [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), stjerneskott [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), estela casenta [feminine] (Occitan), estela-que-tomba [feminine] (Occitan), estela cadenta [feminine] (Occitan), anang-bangishin (Ojibwe), îasytatabebé (Old Tupi), شهاب (šahâb) (Persian), شخانه (šaxâne) (Persian), spadająca gwiazda [feminine] (Polish), estrela cadente [feminine] (Portuguese), stea căzătoare [feminine] (Romanian), па́дающая звезда́ (pádajuščaja zvezdá) (english: lit.: falling star) [feminine] (Russian), kibonumwe (english: lit.: (only) one sees it) (Rwanda-Rundi), kibona umwe (Rwanda-Rundi), padajúca hviezda [feminine] (Slovak), utrinek [masculine] (Slovene), estrella fugaz (Spanish), kimondo (Swahili), stjärnfall [neuter] (Swedish), fallande stjärna [common-gender] (Swedish), bulalakaw (Tagalog), ผีพุ่งไต้ (pǐi-pûng-dtâai) (Thai), ดาวตก (daao-dtòk) (Thai), སྐར་མདའ (skar mda') (Tibetan), kayan yıldız (Turkish), па́даюча зі́рка (pádajuča zírka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ٹُوٹا تارَہ (ṭūṭā tāra) [masculine] (Urdu), شَہابِ ثاقِب (śahāb-e s̱āqib) [formal, masculine] (Urdu), seren wib [feminine] (Welsh), seren llosgi (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-shooting_star-en-noun-yMSHaSws Disambiguation of Astronomy: 42 37 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of 'meteor': 83 11 5
  2. Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Dodecatheon, mostly found in Western North America. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Primrose family plants Synonyms: shootingstar Translations (flowering plant): вирджински жиросел (virdžinski žirosel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), twaalfgodenkruid (Dutch), jumaltenkukka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-shooting_star-en-noun-tA6KUTHr Disambiguation of Astronomy: 42 37 21 Disambiguation of Flowers: 21 52 27 Disambiguation of Primrose family plants: 18 47 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 50 25 Disambiguation of 'flowering plant': 19 62 19
  3. The plant Primula meadia. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-shooting_star-en-noun-5yoapSdj Disambiguation of Astronomy: 42 37 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 24

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          "word": "réalta reatha"
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "word": "bolide"
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          "alt": "ながれぼし",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nagareboshi",
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          "alt": "りゅうせい",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ryūsei",
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          "word": "流星"
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          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "teipcyot",
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          "word": "ទេពច្យុត"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yuseong",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "유성"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "byeolttong",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "별똥"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "byeolttongbyeol",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "별똥별"
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "meteor",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "метеор"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "bintang beralih"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "tahi bintang"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "cirit bintang"
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          "code": "pqm",
          "lang": "Malecite-Passamaquoddy",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "esqotewit"
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          "code": "mic",
          "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pugtewit"
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xarvasan od",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "харвасан од"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xarvax od",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "харвах од"
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "sǫʼ ndaajeehí"
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "sǫʼ yilwoł"
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "êtaile tchiyante"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "meteor",
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          "word": "stjerneskudd"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "stjerneskott"
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "estela casenta"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "estela-que-tomba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "estela cadenta"
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          "code": "oj",
          "lang": "Ojibwe",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "anang-bangishin"
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          "code": "tpw",
          "lang": "Old Tupi",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "îasytatabebé"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šahâb",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "شهاب"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šaxâne",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "شخانه"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "spadająca gwiazda"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "estrela cadente"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "stea căzătoare"
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        {
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          "english": "lit.: falling star",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pádajuščaja zvezdá",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "па́дающая звезда́"
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          "code": "rw",
          "english": "lit.: (only) one sees it",
          "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "kibonumwe"
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          "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "kibona umwe"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "meteor",
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          "word": "padajúca hviezda"
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          "word": "utrinek"
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "estrella fugaz"
        },
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          "_dis1": "83 11 5",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "meteor",
          "word": "kimondo"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "meteor",
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          "word": "stjärnfall"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "meteor",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "па́дающая звезда́"
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      "sense": "meteor",
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      "sense": "meteor",
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      "sense": "meteor",
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      "sense": "meteor",
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      "sense": "meteor",
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      "word": "ผีพุ่งไต้"
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      "word": "ดาวตก"
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      "code": "bo",
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      "word": "kayan yıldız"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pádajuča zírka",
      "sense": "meteor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "па́даюча зі́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ṭūṭā tāra",
      "sense": "meteor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ٹُوٹا تارَہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śahāb-e s̱āqib",
      "sense": "meteor",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَہابِ ثاقِب"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "meteor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seren wib"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "meteor",
      "word": "seren llosgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "virdžinski žirosel",
      "sense": "flowering plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вирджински жиросел"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "flowering plant",
      "word": "twaalfgodenkruid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flowering plant",
      "word": "jumaltenkukka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shooting star"
}

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