Here is Merriam-Webster's unabridged on bolide. Jim _________________________________ Main Entry: bo·lide Pronunciation: bld, -_ld Function: noun Inflected Form(s): -s Etymology: French, from Latin bolid-, bolis arrow-shaped meteor, from Greek, literally, missile, javelin, from ballein to throw -- more at DEVIL : an exploding or exploded meteor or meteorite © 2005 by Merriam-Webster, Inc. _________________________________ On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:51:38 +0000, "WAYNE S CLARKE" <waynesclarke@msn.com> wrote:

Message: 6 Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:51:38 +0000 From: "WAYNE S CLARKE" <waynesclarke@msn.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Bolide? To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <BAY109-F15357E65406D360B2EB266C0E00@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed

Patrick: I was doing a star party last night at a Dude Ranch about ten miles south of Bryce Canyon NP. We saw a lot of the Perseids during the course of the evening and then the meteor you described lit up the whole area and the faces of all the Explorer Scouts who were looking up. I told them that a meteor which explodes and leaves a contrail is called a bolide, is that correct? Wayne

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