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Synonyms for lightning
ˈlaɪt nɪŋlight·ning
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Princeton's WordNet
lightningnoun
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
lightningnoun
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
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How to use lightning in a sentence?
An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24.
And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.
There was thunder and lightning -- water was rushing down the road where I was standing, that essentially shut down helicopter missions for the entire afternoon, except for a small window before sunset.
I was at home when this happened and there were thunderstorms and lightning.
It was lightning in a bottle.
Translations for lightning
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- برقArabic
- BleskCzech
- lynDanish
- BlitzGerman
- αστραπήGreek
- fulmoEsperanto
- relámpagoSpanish
- رعد و برقPersian
- salamaFinnish
- foudreFrench
- tintreachIrish
- बिजली चमकनाHindi
- villámHungarian
- կայծակArmenian
- petirIndonesian
- fulmineItalian
- בָּרָקHebrew
- ライトニングJapanese
- ಮಿಂಚುKannada
- 번개Korean
- fulgurLatin
- bliksemDutch
- lynNorwegian
- BłyskawicaPolish
- relâmpagoPortuguese
- fulgerRomanian
- молнияRussian
- blixt-Swedish
- மின்னல்Tamil
- మెరుపుTelugu
- ฟ้าแลบThai
- ŞimşekTurkish
- блискавкаUkrainian
- بجلیUrdu
- sét đánhVietnamese
- בליץYiddish
- 闪电Chinese
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