thunderstone

or thun·der-stone

[ thuhn-der-stohn ]

/ ˈθʌn dərˌstoʊn /

noun

any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.

Archaic. a thunderbolt or flash of lightning.

Origin of thunderstone

First recorded in 1590–1600; thunder + stone

Words nearby thunderstone

thunderpeal, thunder sheet, thundershower, thundersquall, thunderstick, thunderstone, thunderstorm, thunderstrike, thunderstroke, thunderstruck, thundery

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Example sentences from the Web for thunderstone

He describes the "thunderstone" as an "agglomeration of brick, soot, unburned coal, and cinder."
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort
Meunier tells of another "thunderstone" said to have fallen in North Africa.
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort
He searched among the roots of this tree and found a "thunderstone."
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort
In Notes and Queries, 2-8-92, a writer says that he had a "thunderstone," which he had brought from Jamaica.
The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort

The thunderstone, or thunderbolt, was supposed to have no power of harming any one who was asleep, or who wore laurel leaves.
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois|George Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for thunderstone

thunderstone

/ (ˈθʌndəˌstəʊn) /

noun

a long tapering stone, fossil, or similar object, formerly thought to be a thunderbolt

an archaic word for thunderbolt

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单词	thunderstone
释义	thunderstone or thun·der-stone [ thuhn-der-stohn ] / ˈθʌn dərˌstoʊn / noun any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts. Archaic. a thunderbolt or flash of lightning. Origin of thunderstone First recorded in 1590–1600; thunder + stone Words nearby thunderstone thunderpeal, thunder sheet, thundershower, thundersquall, thunderstick, thunderstone, thunderstorm, thunderstrike, thunderstroke, thunderstruck, thundery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thunderstone He describes the "thunderstone" as an "agglomeration of brick, soot, unburned coal, and cinder." The Book of the Damned\|Charles Fort Meunier tells of another "thunderstone" said to have fallen in North Africa. The Book of the Damned\|Charles Fort He searched among the roots of this tree and found a "thunderstone." The Book of the Damned\|Charles Fort In Notes and Queries, 2-8-92, a writer says that he had a "thunderstone," which he had brought from Jamaica. The Book of the Damned\|Charles Fort The thunderstone, or thunderbolt, was supposed to have no power of harming any one who was asleep, or who wore laurel leaves. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois\|George Chapman British Dictionary definitions for thunderstone thunderstone / (ˈθʌndəˌstəʊn) / noun a long tapering stone, fossil, or similar object, formerly thought to be a thunderbolt an archaic word for thunderbolt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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