meteorite

[US]/'miːtɪəraɪt/
[UK]/'mitɪə'raɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. meteorite

Phrases & Collocations

falling meteorite

meteorite impact

meteorite crater

meteorite shower

Example Sentences

meteorites impacting the lunar surface.

Small meteorites have left impact craters all over the planet’s surface.

A meteorite crashed into the Earth.

Scientists study meteorites to learn about the solar system.

The meteorite left a crater in the ground.

Meteorite impacts can cause widespread damage.

Some meteorites contain rare minerals.

People collect meteorites as a hobby.

Meteorite hunters search for specimens in remote areas.

The museum displayed a large meteorite found in Antarctica.

Meteorite showers are a beautiful natural phenomenon.

The impact of a meteorite can be catastrophic.

Real-world Examples

He reached this conclusion after studying a meteorite.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

Over the years, scientists have analysed these meteorites and determined their age through radioactive dating.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Hayabusa2's new mission aims to study possible ways to prevent large meteorites from hitting Earth.

Source: VOA Special December 2020 Collection

Those are the meteors, not to be confused with meteoroids or meteorites.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

Meteoroids become meteors when they enter our atmosphere and meteorites when they hit the ground.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2020

Scientists believe it was just a meteor not a meteorite.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

The stone called lonsdaleite came here on a meteorite.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

Very rarely, an incoming meteoroid will survive all the way to the ground and become a meteorite.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

In 2019, a meteorite struck a doghouse in Costa Rica.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2022 Collection

This one is from a reading passage about meteorite impacts.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

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