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lightning

/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/noun

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

Example sentence

  • “Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.”
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Related words

rainbowA multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.thunderThe loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.sunshineThe direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.stormA heavy fall of precipitation (hail, rain, or snow) or bout of lightning and thunder without strong winds; a hail storm, rainstorm, snowstorm, or thunderstorm.breezeA light, gentle wind.weatherThe short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.