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Definition of Lightnings

Lightning
Lightning Light"ning (l[imac]t"n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder. 2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers. [R.] Ball lightning, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth. Chain lightning, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked flashes. Heat lightning, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon, esp. at the close of a hot day. Lightning arrester (Telegraphy), a device, at the place where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also lightning discharger. Lightning bug (Zo["o]l.), a luminous beetle. See Firefly. Lightning conductor, a lightning rod. Lightning glance, a quick, penetrating glance of a brilliant eye. Lightning rod, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or vessel from lightning. Sheet lightning, a diffused glow of electric light flashing out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
Lightning
Lightning Light"ning (l[imac]t"n[i^]ng), vb. n. Lightening. [R.]

Meaning of Lightnings from wikipedia

- Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One...
- Look up lightning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity. Lightning or Lightnin' may also refer to:...
- "Magic ****" Lightnings were delivered to Saudi Arabia in July 1966. One lost in an accident was later replaced in May 1967. The Lightnings and Hunters...
- down by Lightnings. After the Battle of Midway, the USAAF began redeploying fighter groups to Britain as part of Operation Bolero, and Lightnings of the...
- 18, 2000. "Title: With the Lightnings". isfdb.org. Retrieved May 19, 2023. "The SF Site Featured Review: With the Lightnings". www.sfsite.com. Retrieved...
- 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. "F-35 Lightnings depart for Exercise RED FLAG in USA". Royal Air Force. 22 January 2020...
- aeroplanes, which are English Electric Lightnings. Victor is devastated when he discovers that his beloved Lightnings are to be replaced with Jaguars. Portals:...
- Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as luminescent, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter...
- Look up lightning bolt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lightning bolt often refers to: Lightning, an electric discharge in the atmosphere or between...
- Lightning may refer to: The physical phenomena thunder and lightning Thunder and Lightning (album), a 1983 album by Thin Lizzy "Thunder and Lightning"...