Lightning-flash

  • 61lightning — 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 62lightning —   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 …

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  • 63flash — {{11}}flash (n.) 1560s, from FLASH (Cf. flash) (v.); originally of lightning. Meaning first news report is from 1857. Meaning photographic lamp is from 1913. The comic book character dates to 1940. Flash in the pan (1809) is from old style guns,… …

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  • 64lightning — 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:… …

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  • 65Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song) — Infobox Single Name = Lightning Strikes Artist = Aerosmith from Album = Rock in a Hard Place Released = 1982 Format = 7 single Recorded = 1981 Length = 4:26 Label = Columbia Writer = Richie Supa Producer = Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler Chart… …

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  • 66lightning — 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… …

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  • 67lightning — 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,… …

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  • 68lightning — n. & adj. n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and the ground. attrib.adj. very quick (with lightning speed). Phrases and idioms: lightning conductor (or rod) a metal rod or wire fixed to… …

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  • 69flash*/ — [flæʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to shine on and off very quickly, or to make a light do this A truck behind me was flashing its headlights.[/ex] His watch flashed in the sunlight.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to appear, or to make something appear, for a very short time …

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  • 70Flash and Circle — s.) It was chosen to represent action within unity .The American National Renaissance Party adopted the lightning bolt within a circle as their symbol, which superseded Madole s use of the swastika. It decorated their rostrum and was worn on… …

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