Lightning
21Lightning II — Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning II F 35A Prototyp AA 1 …
22lightning — [[t]la͟ɪtnɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. → See also forked lightning One man died when he was struck by lightning... Another flash of lightning lit up the cave.… …
23lightning — n. 1) ball; forked; heat, sheet lightning 2) lightning flashes; strikes 3) a bolt, flash, stroke of lightning * * * [ laɪtnɪŋ] flash forked heat sheet lightning strikes stroke of lightning a bolt …
24lightning — 1 noun (U) 1 a powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity and usually followed by thunder: be struck by lightning (=be hit by lightning) 2 like lightning extremely quickly: The horse streaked like lightning down the track. 2… …
25lightning — Uila, ahi. ♦ Flash of lightning, lapa uila, lehuuila. ♦ The lightning flashes, ōlapa ka uila. ♦ Streak of lightning, kaula uila. ♦ Lightning followed by thunder, kani ā u ina. ♦ Sound of lightning striking, nehe, nehenehe, nehenu …
26lightning — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lightenen to lighten Date: 13th century 1. the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity; also the discharge itself 2. a sudden stroke of fortune II. adjective Date:… …
27lightning — 1. noun /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ a) The flash of light caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge. That tree was hit by lightning. b) The discharge of atmospheric electrical charge itself. Nobs, though, was lightning by comparison with the slow… …
28lightning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thunderbolt, levin, fire bolt, fulmination. See velocity, light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. electrical discharge, fulmination, streak of lightning, lightning flash, thunderball, thunderstroke, firebolt,… …
29lightning — n 1. thunderbolt, bolt, thunderbolt of Jove, flash or stroke or heat lightning, sheet lightning, chain lightning, fork or forked lightning, fireball; northern lights, polar lights, aurora borealis, aurora polaris. adj 2. fulgurant, flashing,… …
30lightning — light•ning [[t]ˈlaɪt nɪŋ[/t]] n. v. ninged, ning, adj. 1) mer a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within or between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground 2) mer to emit flashes of lightning (often used… …
