THUNDERSTRIKE


Meaning of THUNDERSTRIKE in English

/thun"deuhr struyk'/ , v.t. thunderstruck /-struk'/ , thunderstruck or thunderstricken /-strik'euhn/ , thunderstriking .

1. Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.

2. to astonish; dumfound.

[ 1605-15; prob. back formation from earlier thunderstricken (adj.); see THUNDER, STRIKE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .