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🇬🇧🇪🇸 meteorite - meteorito : English Lesson

noun
Meaning of "meteorite" ("meteorito"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from outer space that survives its fiery fall through Earth’s atmosphere and actually lands on the ground.

🃏 Flash Card

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

💬 Example Sentences

Grandpa said he’s older than dirt, so I showed him a meteorite and asked if he remembered when this one fell.
The meteorite was older than dinosaurs, which means it’s also older than the jokes my dad keeps telling.
When I heard a meteorite had landed, I yelled, “Free space rock!” like it was a cosmic garage sale.
When the meteorite crashed near our house, Dad said, “Who ordered the extra-large space pebble?”
Most meteorites are incredibly old—often over 4 billion years—so that little rock in your hand is older than all the dinosaurs.

📖 Mini Story

At night Anna watched a bright streak cut the sky. A meteorite crashed into the garden; she ran and found a warm, smoking meteorite lying in the grass. Near it lay a small meteorite shard. The small meteorite left a round hole and silver dust. She touched the meteorite, laughed aloud, wrapped it in her jacket, and called her father.

🧑‍🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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