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1. (n.) thunderbolt
a flash of lightning with the accompanying thunder.
2. thunderbolt
an imaginary destructive missile cast to earth in a flash of lightning:
the thunderbolts of Jove.
3. thunderbolt
a person or thing that acts with destructive force, speed, or suddenness.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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| Definition of 'thunderbolt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
2. (noun) bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap
a shocking surprise
"news of the attack came like a bombshell"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) thunderbolt
a shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth
2. (noun) thunderbolt
something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness
3. (noun) thunderbolt
vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination
4. (noun) thunderbolt
a belemnite, or thunderstone
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Sense: a flash of lightning immediately followed by thunder.
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 Afrikaans: donderslag, bliksem |
 Arabic: صاعِقَه |
 Bulgarian: мълния |
 Brazilian: raio |
 Czech: blesk |
 German: der Blitzschlag |
 Danish: lynnedslag |
 Greek: κεραυνός, αστροπελέκι |
 Spanish: rayo |
 Estonian: pikne |
 Farsi: صاعقه |
 Finnish: salama |
 French: éclair |
 Hebrew: חַזִיז |
 Hindi: वज्र, गाज |
 Croatian: munja |
 Hungarian: villámcsapás |
 Indonesian: halilintar |
 Icelandic: elding |
 Italian: fulmine |
 Japanese: 雷電 |
 Korean: 우레를 수반하는 번개 |
 Lithuanian: perkūno trenksmas |
 Latvian: zibens |
 Malay: petir |
 Dutch: bliksemflits |
 Norwegian: lyn, tordenslag |
 Polish: piorun |
 Portuguese: raio |
 Romanian: trăsnet |
 Russian: удар молнии |
 Slovak: blesk |
 Slovenian: strela |
 Serbian: munja |
 Swedish: åskvigg, blixt |
 Thai: ฟ้าผ่า |
 Turkish: yıldırım |
 Taiwanese: 霹靂 |
 Ukrainian: блискавка |
 Urdu: بجلي کي کڑک |
 Vietnamese: tiếng sét |
 Chinese: 霹雳 |
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