falling star

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noun

an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.

Origin of falling star

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby falling star

falling door, falling down drunk, falling of womb, falling rhythm, falling sickness, falling star, falling tide, falling weather, falling-out, falloff, fallopian

British Dictionary definitions for falling star

falling star

noun

an informal name for meteor