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bolide

extremely bright meteor that often explodes in the atmosphere
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bolide
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Summary

bolide ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,397 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: meteor[2]
  • Commons category: Bolide[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bolide[4]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6]
  • Different from: Formula One car[7]

Why It Matters

bolide has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] bolide is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). bolide. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bolide
MLA “bolide.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/bolide.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bolide_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{bolide}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bolide}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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