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dark flight

dark flight noun: the portion of the flight of a meteor, after its incandescent fireball phase, when the space rock has cooled down and slowed down, so that it is no longer glowing, but still in flight, and yet to crash onto the ground.

Noun

dark flight (plural dark flights)

  1. The portion of the flight of a meteor, after its incandescent fireball phase, when the space rock has cooled down and slowed down, so that it is no longer glowing, but still in flight, and yet to crash onto the ground.

Forms of dark flight

pluraldark flights

Questions about dark flight

What does dark flight mean?
Dark flight means the portion of the flight of a meteor, after its incandescent fireball phase, when the space rock has cooled down and slowed down, so that it is no longer glowing, but still in flight, and yet to crash onto the ground.
What part of speech is dark flight?
Dark flight is a noun.
What is the plural of dark flight?
The plural of dark flight is dark flights.

Words near dark flight in the dictionary

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