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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sudden burst of thunder, a thunderclap; any similarly loud and sudden noise; a sudden, severe shock.

   "The old Town Clock, / Like a distant thundershock, / Heard and gone, / Striking One!"

Example

More examples

"The old Town Clock, / Like a distant thundershock, / Heard and gone, / Striking One!"

Etymology

From thunder + shock.

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