chain lightning

noun

Chiefly Northeastern and Western U.S. lightning that seems to move very quickly in wavy or zigzag lines.

bead lightning.

Origin of chain lightning

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby chain lightning

chain fern, chain gang, chain gear, chain grate, chain letter, chain lightning, chain-link, chain-link fence, chain locker, chain mail, chainman

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Example sentences from the Web for chain lightning

A storm-burst of laughter, mingled with shouts of "By jiminy, but he's chain-lightning!"
A Double Barrelled Detective Story|Mark Twain
We have mid-day dinner, which Olie bolts in silence and with the rapidity of chain-lightning.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer
I never 20 saw such a girl as you are for chain-lightning projects!
The Automobile Girls at Newport|Laura Dent Crane
Anyhow, I found myself riding away straight south as if I were on a streak of chain-lightning.
Track's End|Hayden Carruth

The trenchant manner, the statuesque drapery, the chain-lightning effects, were much as they were afterwards seen in this country.
Is Polite Society Polite?|Julia Ward Howe

British Dictionary definitions for chain lightning

chain lightning

noun

another name for forked lightning

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

单词	chain lightning
释义	chain lightning noun Chiefly Northeastern and Western U.S. lightning that seems to move very quickly in wavy or zigzag lines. bead lightning. Origin of chain lightning An Americanism dating back to 1825–35 Words nearby chain lightning chain fern, chain gang, chain gear, chain grate, chain letter, chain lightning, chain-link, chain-link fence, chain locker, chain mail, chainman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chain lightning A storm-burst of laughter, mingled with shouts of "By jiminy, but he's chain-lightning!" A Double Barrelled Detective Story\|Mark Twain We have mid-day dinner, which Olie bolts in silence and with the rapidity of chain-lightning. The Prairie Wife\|Arthur Stringer I never 20 saw such a girl as you are for chain-lightning projects! The Automobile Girls at Newport\|Laura Dent Crane Anyhow, I found myself riding away straight south as if I were on a streak of chain-lightning. Track's End\|Hayden Carruth The trenchant manner, the statuesque drapery, the chain-lightning effects, were much as they were afterwards seen in this country. Is Polite Society Polite?\|Julia Ward Howe British Dictionary definitions for chain lightning chain lightning noun another name for forked lightning 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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