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Falling Rocks Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is METEORS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: METEORS

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199%7Exact Match!
235%9Falling celestial rocks
330%10 Observers of falling space rocks

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We think the answer is "METEORS" which means:

    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
  • verb
  • • To move at great speed.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Scientists study meteors to learn about the origins of the solar system."
  • • "The night sky was filled with shooting stars and meteors."

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