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noun • (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere • a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode | ||||||||
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noun • a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process | ||||||||
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noun • surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments • surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles | ||||||||
Astronomical Sighting Crossword Clue
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METEOR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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METEOR
Updated: October 11, 2023
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