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shooting star

/ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑː(r)/noun

उच्चारण शूटिंग स्टार

टूटता तारा, उल्का

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small piece of rock from space that burns brightly as it falls through the earth's atmosphere, looking like a star moving quickly across the sky

    टूटता तारा, उल्का

    • Radhika made a wish when she saw a shooting star.
    • We counted twenty shooting stars in an hour.

    Synonyms meteor falling star

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

meteor falling star

§Grammar and usage

Usage: A shooting star is not really a star at all but a meteor, which is the everyday scientific name for it.

Usage में shooting star वास्तव में तारा नहीं होता, बल्कि एक meteor (उल्का) होता है, जो इसका सामान्य वैज्ञानिक नाम है।