THUNDERBOLT


Meaning of THUNDERBOLT in English

/ ˈθʌndəbəʊlt; NAmE ˈθʌndərboʊlt/ noun

a flash of lightning that comes at the same time as the noise of thunder and that hits sth :

The news hit them like a thunderbolt (= was very shocking) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.