A shooting star is a common name for the visible part of a meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere. The crossword solutions for the term shooting star are ACE (3 letters), METEOR (6 letters), LEONID (6 letters), FIREBALL (8 letters), GUNSLINGER (10 letters), WAYNE (5 letters), and AIRACE (6 letters). ACE is a term used to describe someone who is very skilled or proficient at something, while METEOR is a small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere. LEONID is a METEOR shower that occurs every November, FIREBALL is a very bright METEOR, GUNSLINGER is a term used to describe someone who is an expert with a gun, WAYNE is a surname, and AIRACE is a term used to describe someone who is a skilled pilot.