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lightning

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1. lightning - Noun

2. lightning - Adjective

3. lightning - Verb

Meaning

Lightening.

A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder.

The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers.

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A 12-year-old girl who was struck by lightning at her home in Boschkop, east of Pretoria is recovering well at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Johannesburg. Source: Internet

A batch of strong thunderstorms is moving across the Tennessee Valley region of north Alabama early this morning; these storms are producing frequent lightning and gusty winds, but are expected to remain below severe limits. Source: Internet

According to the U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC), the reason for doing this is to limit the voltage imposed by lightning, line surges, and contact with higher voltage lines. Source: Internet

A cluster of fires sparked by lightning in mid-August in the San Francisco Bay Areawas fully contained Thursday. Source: Internet

Actual rapier combat was hardly the lightning thrust and parry depicted. Source: Internet

A few storms may be strong to briefly severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, hail, and locally heavy rainfall.” Source: Internet

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