26984 words

lightning

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground:

Examples:

thunder and lightning
a flash/bolt of lightning
That tree was struck by lightning.
She changed her clothes with lightning speed (= extremely quickly).
2

Examples:

That tree was struck by lightning in a recent thunderstorm.
3
A lightning bolt or bolt of lightning is a particular flash of bright light seen in the sky.
4
very fast:

Examples:

She moves at lightning speed.

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