Aerolite
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
historical examples
but when they landed near the aerolite they were met by michael strauss.
the moon colony william dixon bell
i know of no aerolite that has ever been acceptably traced to terrestrial origin.
the book of the d-mned charles fort
we must get to the aerolite storeroom, and see if we can unlimber some of the heavy gas guns and nitroglycerine weapons.
the moon colony william dixon bell
up and up it went as if it had resolved to become an aerolite and visit the moon!
the hot swamp r.m. ballantyne
accompanied by joan, epworth entered his glider and flew over to the aerolite.
the moon colony william dixon bell
i am the only person aboard the aerolite who can pilot it back to the earth, or to the moon.
the moon colony william dixon bell
he started out with billy to go to the aerolite and attempt to steal into the storeroom.
the moon colony william dixon bell
while he was doing this toplinsky came around the side of the aerolite and discovered them.
the moon colony william dixon bell
ibn batuta advanced as far as erzeroum, where he was shown an aerolite weighing 620 pounds.
celebrated travels and travellers jules verne
an aerolite becomes the property of the owner of the land on which it falls, and not of the person finding or digging it out.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 17, slice 1 various
noun
a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
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