me·te·or 
/ˈmi:tijɚ/ noun
plural me·te·ors /ˈmi:tijɚ/ noun [count] : a piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere
▪ a meteor shower [=a large number of meteors seen in a short time]
▪ a meteor shower [=a large number of meteors seen in a short time]
