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Bolide - is a term related to meteors and meteorites. There is no consensus on the definition of a bolide, so there are specific definitions used by several groups and fields.

One definition describes a bolide as a fireball reaching an apparent magnitude of −14 or brighter. Another definition describes a bolide as any generic large crater-forming impacting body whose composition (for example, whether it is a rocky or metallic asteroid, or an icy comet) is unknown.
A very bright meteor of an apparent magnitude of −14 or brighter (known as a bolide in astronomy)

The word bolide comes from Greek βολίς bolis, which means missile.

IT'S FRENCH FOR COMET/ASTEROID.

Description
Bolide - is a term related to meteors and meteorites. There is no consensus on the definition of a bolide, so there are specific definitions used by several groups and fields.

One definition describes a bolide as a fireball reaching an apparent magnitude of −14 or brighter. Another definition describes a bolide as any generic large crater-forming impacting body whose composition (for example, whether it is a rocky or metallic asteroid, or an icy comet) is unknown.
A very bright meteor of an apparent magnitude of −14 or brighter (known as a bolide in astronomy)

The word bolide comes from Greek βολίς bolis, which means missile.

IT'S FRENCH FOR COMET/ASTEROID.