heat lightning

Noun

Meaning

bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

flash corona discharge chain lightning ball lightning bolt of lightning atmospheric electricity bolt from the blue cloud-to-ground lightning blue jet lightning strike sheet lighting sheet lightning fell in love atmospheric discharge summer lightning
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Antonyms

dark

Hypernyms

lightning

Examples

I miss only, and then only a little, in the late afternoon, the sudden white laughter that like heat lightning bursts in an atmosphere where souls are trying to serve the impossible. John Updike

Close letter words and terms

heat island heat labile heat lamp heat loss heat machine heat map