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- [boh-lahyd, -lid]
- /ˈboʊ laɪd, -lɪd/
- /ˈbəʊ.lɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boh-lahyd, -lid]
- /ˈboʊ laɪd, -lɪd/
Definitions of bolide word
- noun bolide a large exceptionally bright meteor that often explodes 3
- noun bolide a brilliant meteor with a magnitude exceeding -4, esp. one that explodes; fireball 3
- noun bolide a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball. 1
- noun bolide An extremely bright meteor. 0
- noun bolide Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth. 0
- noun bolide A fireball. 0
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Origin of bolide
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < French < Greek bolid- (stem of bolís) missile
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Parts of speech for Bolide
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bolide popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bolide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bolide
noun bolide
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- comet — A comet is a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- meteorite — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- meteoroid — any of the small bodies, often remnants of comets, traveling through space: when such a body enters the earth's atmosphere it is heated to luminosity and becomes a meteor.
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