lightning

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Noun lightning has 2 senses

lightning - abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
--₁ is a kind of atmospheric electricity
--₁ has particulars:
forked lightning, chain lightning; thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning
lightning - the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
--₂ is a kind of flash
--₂ has particulars: heat lightning; sheet lighting

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