New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Shooting star — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shooting star — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shooting Star — (engl. für Sternschnuppe) bezeichnet: eine Person, die plötzlich einen oder mehrere große Erfolge verzeichnet und Popularität genießt, siehe Star (Person) eine Auszeichnung für junge europäische Filmschauspieler, siehe Shooting Star… … Deutsch Wikipedia
shooting star — shooting stars N COUNT A shooting star is a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth s atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky … English dictionary
shooting star — n a piece of rock or metal from space, that burns brightly as it falls towards the Earth = ↑meteor … Dictionary of contemporary English
shooting star — noun count a METEOR that makes a line of light as it falls through the sky … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shooting star — ► NOUN ▪ a small, rapidly moving meteor that burns up on entering the earth s atmosphere … English terms dictionary
shooting star — n. 1. METEOR (sense 1) 2. any of a genus (Dodecatheon) of North American plants of the primrose family, with clusters of flowers whose petals are turned back … English World dictionary
Shooting Star — A shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere. A shooting star is also broken pieces of meteors that have become broken off in space. Shooting star may also refer to: * Shooting Star (band), a… … Wikipedia
Shooting Star — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Shooting Star (single). Shooting Star est une super héroïne créée par Marvel Comics (Sal Buscema et Bill Mantlo). Elle est apparue pour la première fois dans Incredible Hulk #265, en 1981. Origines Fille du… … Wikipédia en Français
Shooting Star — A type of candlestick formation that results when a security s price, at some point during the day, advances well above the opening price but closes lower than the opening price. In order for a candlestick to be considered a shooting star, the… … Investment dictionary
