Difference between Bolide and Fireball

What is the difference between Bolide and Fireball?

Bolide as a noun is any extraterrestrial body that collides with earth while Fireball as a noun is a ball of fire.

Bolide

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth An extremely bright meteor A fireball

Fireball

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A ball of fire.An explosion, which results in a fireball.A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

We hope you now know whether to use Bolide or Fireball in your sentence.

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