Synonyms for Meteor (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode):
shooting starWordNet sense 2 ((astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere):
meteoroidFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit