■ noun a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder.
↘a supposed bolt or shaft believed to be the destructive agent in a lightning flash, especially as an attribute of a god such as Jupiter or Thor.
■ noun a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder.
↘a supposed bolt or shaft believed to be the destructive agent in a lightning flash, especially as an attribute of a god such as Jupiter or Thor.
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