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bolide in Japanese

bolide in Japanese is 火球 — bolide means a meteor that shines very brightly as it burns up.

bolide in Japanese

火球
noun
Pronounced: kakyuu
An extremely bright meteor.

What does "bolide" mean?

  1. noun A meteor that shines very brightly as it burns up.
  2. noun An object from space that hits the Earth.
    "The smallest impactor that can penetrate the atmosphere deep enough to cause any damage on the ground is not much smaller than the "Tunguska" bolide that flattened a couple thousand square miles of Siberian forest in 1908."
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  • The smallest impactor that can penetrate the atmosphere deep enough to cause any damage on the ground is not much smaller than the "Tunguska" bolide that flattened a couple thousand square miles of Siberian forest in 1908.

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What is "bolide" in Japanese?
"bolide" in Japanese is 火球. bolide means: A meteor that shines very brightly as it burns up.
How do you pronounce 火球?
"bolide" in Japanese is 火球, pronounced "kakyuu".
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