meteor swarm
nounAstronomy.
any large number of meteoroids moving in parallel paths.
- Compare meteor shower.
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How to use meteor swarm in a sentence
If it were set back in its orbit by ten months' motion, it would be a part of the meteor swarm.
A Text-Book of Astronomy | George C. ComstockThe Plumie ship had been concealed by the meteor swarm of a totally unknown comet.
The Aliens | Murray LeinsterHe cut speed and eased the Sunsprite down into that thinner area of the meteor-swarm.
The World with a Thousand Moons | Edmond HamiltonIn the pale sky overhead, there were ceaseless gleams and flashes of light as the spinning meteor-swarm reflected the sunlight.
The World with a Thousand Moons | Edmond HamiltonBy the time an hour had passed, the Falcon had groped out through the periodic break in the meteor-swarm around the asteroid.
The World with a Thousand Moons | Edmond Hamilton
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