shooting star

noun
1.
meteor (def 1b).
2.
Also called American cowslip, prairie pointer. any of several North American plants of the genus Dodecatheon, especially D. meadia, having pink or white flowers with reflexed petals and stamens forming a pointed beak.
Origin of shooting star
1585-95
Examples from the web for shooting star
  • Also called a shooting star or falling star methane: noun: chemical compound that is the basic ingredient of natural gas.
British Dictionary definitions for shooting star

shooting star

noun
1.
an informal name for meteor
shooting star in Science
shooting star
  (sh'tĭng)   
See meteor.