lightning:1
noun14th century{ds||1||}
- the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity; also : the discharge itself
- a sudden stroke of fortune
lightning:2
adjective
lightning
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1576
- having or moving with or as if with the speed and suddenness of lightning
lightning:3
verb
lightning
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1861
- to discharge a flash of lightning
lightning arrester
noun
lightning arrester
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1852
- a device for protecting an electrical apparatus from damage by lightning
lightning bug
noun
lightning bug
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1778
- firefly
lightning rod
noun
lightning rod
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1770{ds||1||}
- a grounded metallic rod set up on a structure (such as a building) to protect it from lightning
- one that serves to divert attack from another
- one that is a frequent target of criticism or focus of controversy
lightning conductor
noun
lightning conductor
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- a metal rod that is placed on a building and connected with the ground below to protect the building from being damaged by lightning
lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
idiom
lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
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- —used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place
lightning strike
noun
lightning strike
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- a strike by workers that is done very suddenly
- an occurrence of something being hit by lightning
ball lightning
noun
ball lightning
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1845
- a rare form of lightning consisting of luminous balls that may move along solid objects or float in the air
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