n. [ Gr.
n. [ Aëro- + -lite: cf. F. aérolithe. ] (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Aëro- + -lite: cf. F. aérolithe. ] (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites. [ 1913 Webster ]