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Meteorite

/mˈitiɔˌraɪt/
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(noun) A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

This hole was formed by a falling meteorite.
When I was in high school, I wished every day that a meteorite would fall.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Scientists carefully examined the small ____ found in the desert to learn more about the early composition of our solar system.

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