Meaning & use
meteorite
A piece of rock or metal from space that survives its fall through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
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Scientists carefully examined the meteorite that had struck the field last spring.
The museum displays a meteorite believed to be several billion years old.
A note on using this word
A meteor is the visible streak of light as the object burns up; it becomes a meteorite once it reaches the ground.
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