a flash ou stroke of lightning

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• lightning — /luyt ning/, n., v., lightninged, lightning, adj. n. 1. a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. v.i. 2. to emit a flash or flashes of lightning… …   Universalium

• stroke — stroke1 S3 [strəuk US strouk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(illness)¦ 2¦(swimming/rowing)¦ 3¦(sport)¦ 4¦(pen/brush)¦ 5 at a/one stroke 6 on the stroke of seven/nine etc 7 stroke of luck/fortune 8 stroke of genius/inspiration etc 9¦(hit) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lightning — 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 …   Combinatory dictionary

• stroke — 1 noun (C) 1 ILLNESS an occasion when a blood tube in your brain suddenly bursts or is blocked: He was paralyzed by a severe stroke | have/suffer a stroke: I m afraid your aunt has had a slight stroke. 2 SWIMMING/ROWING a) one of a set of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lightning — Synonyms and related words: Jupiter Fulgur, Thor, antelope, arrow, ball lightning, blue darter, blue streak, bolt, bolt of lightning, cannonball, chain lightning, courser, dark lightning, dart, eagle, electricity, express train, fireball,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• lightning — 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,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar …   Wikipedia

• Lightning protection system — A lightning protection system is a system that protects a structure from damage due to lightning strikes, either through safely conducting the strike to the ground, or preventing the structure from being struck. Most lightning protection systems… …   Wikipedia

• lightning — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• flash — Synonyms and related words: Teletype, advertise, air, antelope, arrow, automatic response, backfire, bang, be bright, beacon, beam, beat the drum, bedazzle, blare, blast, blaze, blaze of light, blazon forth, blind, blind impulse, blink, blowout,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• lightning — 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:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary