Thunder-stroke

  • 1thunder-stroke — thunˈder stroke noun (Shakespeare) A stroke or blast by lightning • • • Main Entry: ↑thunder …

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  • 2thunder-stroke — n. Thunder clap …

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  • 3thunder-clap — n. Thunder stroke …

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  • 4thunder — thunderer, n. thunderless, adj. /thun deuhr/, n. 1. a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge. 2. any loud, resounding noise: the thunder of applause. 3. a threatening or… …

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  • 5thunder and lightning —    There are numerous traditional beliefs and significations attached to thunder and lightning, although, according to the available evidence, earlier people were more worried about the effects of thunder than of lightning, although they must… …

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  • 6Mordhau — Page of the Codex Wallerstein showing a half sword thrust against a Mordstreich move (Plate 214) Mordhau, alternatively Mordstreich or Mordschlag (Ger., lit., murder strike or murder blow ), in the German school of swordsmanship, is the term for… …

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  • 7Lord Byron — For other holders of the title, see Baron Byron. For other uses, see Byron (disambiguation), Lord Byron (disambiguation) and George Byron (disambiguation). The Right Honourable The Lord Byron FRS Portrait of Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips …

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  • 8þunorslieht — m ( es/ as) thunder stroke …

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  • 9Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar …

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  • 10thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …

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