thunderstormnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈθʌn.də.stɔːm/us/ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɔːrm/A2 a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Precipitation: stormy weather
- blow
- blow up
- bolt
- cyclone
- funnel cloud
- gale-force
- hailstorm
- hurricane
- ice storm
- lightning
- rainstorm
- sheet lightning
- snowstorm
- squall
- stormy
- thunder
- thunderbolt
- thundery
- twister
- typhoon
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Examples from literature
- That evening, the first thing that the people of Greensburg saw was a thunderstorm coming closer.