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    The Meteor class was a pair of two avisos built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the late-1880s and early 1890s. The class comprised...
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  • Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object. HMS Meteor (1797) was a 12-gun gun-brigl, launched at Leith...
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    The meteor hammer (Chinese: 流星錘; pinyin: liúxīng chuí), often referred to simply as meteor (Chinese: 流星; pinyin: liúxīng), is an ancient Chinese weapon...
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  • Look up Meteor, meteor, or meteor. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A meteor or "shooting star" is the visible streak of light from a heated and glowing...
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    The Meteor spacecraft are weather observation satellites launched by the Soviet Union and Russia since the Cold War. The Meteor satellite series was initially...
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  • Meteor is a 1979 American science fiction disaster film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Sean Connery and Natalie Wood. The film's premise, which...
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    The Silver Meteor is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Miami, Florida. Introduced in 1939 as the first diesel-powered...
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    The Chelyabinsk meteor (Russian: Челябинский метеорит, romanised: Chelyabinskiy meteorit) was a superbolide that entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern...
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  • have been named Meteor after a meteor or shooting star, including the following: HMS Meteor, several ships of the Royal Navy SMS Meteor, several ships...
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    mid-price classes. From 1949–1959, Meteor typically ran fourth in overall sales, behind Chevrolet, Ford, and Pontiac. The initial 1949 Meteor was introduced...
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    class was a group of gunboats built for the Prussian Navy. Eight ships comprised the class: Camäleon, Comet, Cyclop, Delphin, Blitz, Basilisk, Meteor...
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    The Veritas Meteor was a Formula One and Formula 2 race car that raced for Veritas and private stables from 1951 until 1954. In 1949, designer Ernst Loof...
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    Sigma Arietids, a class IV meteor shower, are visible from 12 to 19 October, with a maximum zenithal hourly rate of less than two meteors per hour on 19...
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    The Mercury Meteor is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from the 1961 to 1963 model years. Adopting its nameplate from the namesake Ford of Canada...
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    SMS Meteor was a Camäleon-class gunboat of the North German Federal Navy (later the Imperial German Navy) that was launched in 1865. A small vessel, armed...
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    The first three operated in passenger service, pulling trains such as the Meteor. The rest pulled freight throughout the system until retirement by the early...
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    in 1917 recalled that the Meteor was already a well-known train at that time. Initially the trains were pulled by Frisco-class 1300 locomotives, being high-wheeled...
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    performed by swinging, wrapping and throwing the meteor about the body. The meteor is based on the Chinese meteor hammer, a bolo-like weapon made from stones...
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    1858, experimental firing trials were undertaken against Meteor and one of the follow-on class of iron-hulled armoured batteries, Erebus. These demonstrated...
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    HMS Meteor was a M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II. HMS Meteor was ordered on 7 July 1939, as one of eight destroyers of...
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  • Taurids (redirect from Taurid meteor shower)
    The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern...
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    Observing Meteor Showers. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-69691-3. Lunsford, Robert (16 January 2012). "2012 Meteor Shower List". American Meteor Society...
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    The Meteor Rideau is a full-size automobile which was produced by Ford Motor Company of Canada under its Meteor brand. It was produced from 1954 until...
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  • Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks is an animated television series created by David Snyder and Bill Gross, and produced by Quebec-based...
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    SS Meteor is the sole surviving ship of the unconventional "whaleback" design. The design, created by Scottish captain Alexander McDougall, enabled her...
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    astronomers flying on NASA planes. The Aurigids are normally a placid Class II meteor shower that peaks in the early morning hours of September 1, beginning...
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    Launched: 26 July 1815 Completed: Notes: Fate: Sold on 13 April 1831 HMS Meteor Builder: Pembroke Dockyard Ordered: 18 May 1819 Laid down: May 1820 Launched:...
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    SMS Meteor was an aviso of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) built in the late 1880s and early 1890s, the lead ship of her class that include...
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  • 2011–12, Meteor's reserve team, FK Meteor Prague VIII B, play in the I.B class. 1896 Sportovní kroužek Kotva Libeň 1899 SK Meteor Libeň 1901 SK Meteor Praha...
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    The Royal Enfield Meteor is an Indian cruiser-style motorcycle manufactured by Royal Enfield in India. The model was developed by engineers based at Royal...
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