Meteorite Dictionary
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Strewnfield:

The area on the ground surface that meteorites and fragments from a single fall are contained within. It has the same meaning as distribution ellipse, which puts emphasis on the fact that a strewnfield is often oval in shape. The largest specimens to be found are often at the end of longest flight. Thus direction for the entry of the meteoroid into the atmosphere can be roughly determined from the pattern in the strewnfield of recovered pieces.