bolis

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Pronunciation

/ˈboʊlɪs/

Definition of bolis

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noun

(archaic)A 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.”

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noun

(archaic)A 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.”
(form-of, plural)plural of boli

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

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