bolis

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/ˈboʊlɪs/

noun

A bolide or fireball (type of meteor)

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bolidefireball
OriginLatin bolis ← Ancient Greek βολίς →
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Meanings

bolis1

nounbolis (plural bolides)

plural bolides

  1. archaicA bolide or fireball (type of meteor)

    A bolis appearing as large as an orange, with a train some yards in length, crossed Wrenbury, Cheshire, about 10 p.m. (p. 305). The observer was my brother, Mr. William Thomson, surgeon, Wrenbury, near Nantwich.

    1851, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Report, volume 20, page 90

    Synonyms: bolide, fireball

bolis2

noun
  1. pluralplural of boli

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bolide or fireball (type of meteor)

Similar
bolidefireball
Also see
fireball

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβολίς“missile, arrow, javelin”
  2. Latinbolis
  3. Englishbolis

From Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolide.

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APA

bolis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolis

MLA

“bolis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bolis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bolis.

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