sheet lightning

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noun

lightning appearing merely as a general illumination over a broad area, usually because the path of the flash is obscured by clouds.

Origin of sheet lightning

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby sheet lightning

sheet feeder, sheet film, sheet glass, sheet ice, sheeting, sheet lightning, sheet metal, sheet music, sheet pile, Sheetrock, sheet-web weaver

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Example sentences from the Web for sheet lightning

This, with great volumes of sheet-lightning, enabled us at times to see the whole country.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
It had become very dark; suddenly a blaze of sheet-lightning illumed the room.
Lavengro|George Borrow
The air was sultry and windless, and now and then sheet-lightning threw into blunt relief the dark bodies of the trees.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
Suddenly, as the sheet-lightning flashed, he saw a dark object pass his window, then another.
White Fire|Roy J. Snell

Suddenly a broad wavering gleam of sheet-lightning lit up the whole brae.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod

British Dictionary definitions for sheet lightning

sheet lightning

noun

lightning that appears as a broad sheet, caused by the reflection of more distant 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

Scientific definitions for sheet lightning

sheet lightning

[ shēt ]

A broad, sheetlike illumination of a portion of a thundercloud, caused by an unseen, often internal or reflected lightning flash. See also heat lightning. See more at lightning.

单词	sheet lightning
释义	sheet lightning SEE SYNONYMS FOR sheet lightning ON THESAURUS.COM noun lightning appearing merely as a general illumination over a broad area, usually because the path of the flash is obscured by clouds. Origin of sheet lightning First recorded in 1820–30 Words nearby sheet lightning sheet feeder, sheet film, sheet glass, sheet ice, sheeting, sheet lightning, sheet metal, sheet music, sheet pile, Sheetrock, sheet-web weaver Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sheet lightning This, with great volumes of sheet-lightning, enabled us at times to see the whole country. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa\|David Livingstone It had become very dark; suddenly a blaze of sheet-lightning illumed the room. Lavengro\|George Borrow The air was sultry and windless, and now and then sheet-lightning threw into blunt relief the dark bodies of the trees. Satan Sanderson\|Hallie Erminie Rives Suddenly, as the sheet-lightning flashed, he saw a dark object pass his window, then another. White Fire\|Roy J. Snell Suddenly a broad wavering gleam of sheet-lightning lit up the whole brae. Pharais and The Mountain Lovers\|Fiona Macleod British Dictionary definitions for sheet lightning sheet lightning noun lightning that appears as a broad sheet, caused by the reflection of more distant 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 Words related to sheet lightning heat lightning Scientific definitions for sheet lightning sheet lightning [ shēt ] A broad, sheetlike illumination of a portion of a thundercloud, caused by an unseen, often internal or reflected lightning flash. See also heat lightning. See more at lightning. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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sheet lightning

noun

Origin of sheet lightning

Words nearby sheet lightning

Example sentences from the Web for sheet lightning

British Dictionary definitions for sheet lightning

noun

Words related to sheet lightning

Scientific definitions for sheet lightning