bolide, fireball
(noun) an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bolide (plural bolides)
An extremely bright meteor.
Synonym: fireball
Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.
A fireball.
• boiled, odible, oldbie
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"lide, n. Etym: [F. See Bolis.]
Definition: A kind of meteor; a bolis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
