dark flight

noun

The portion of the flight of a meteor, after its incandescent fireball phase, when the space rock has cooled down and slowed down, so that it is no longer glowing, but still in flight, and yet to crash onto the ground.

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Meanings

noundark flight (plural dark flights)

plural dark flights

  1. astronomyThe portion of the flight of a meteor, after its incandescent fireball phase, when the space rock has cooled down and slowed down, so that it is no longer glowing, but still in flight, and yet to crash onto the ground.
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MLA

“dark flight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dark%20flight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dark flight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dark%20flight.

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