meteor swarm

noun

, Astronomy.

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If it were set back in its orbit by ten months' motion, it would be a part of the meteor swarm.

The Plumie ship had been concealed by the meteor swarm of a totally unknown comet.

He cut speed and eased the Sunsprite down into that thinner area of the meteor-swarm.

In the pale sky overhead, there were ceaseless gleams and flashes of light as the spinning meteor-swarm reflected the sunlight.

By the time an hour had passed, the Falcon had groped out through the periodic break in the meteor-swarm around the asteroid.

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