noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Lightning; a bolt or flash of lightning. nonstandard, rare

   "A pillar of fire something like a thunderlight was seen for 30 minutes. No sound was accompanied."

Example

More examples

"A pillar of fire something like a thunderlight was seen for 30 minutes. No sound was accompanied."

Etymology

From Middle English thonderlyht, equivalent to thunder + light.

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