noun

lightning bolt

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The meaning (definition) of the word lightning bolt

a bright flash of electricity seen in the sky during a storm

The word lightning bolt used in a sentence

We saw a lightning bolt flash across the dark clouds.

Words that mean the same as lightning bolt (synonyms)

lightningbolt

The plural of the word lightning bolt

lightning bolts

How the word lightning bolt is said around the world

Frenchéclair (aykler)
Spanishrayo (rahyoh)
Mandarin闪电 (shǎn diàn)
Hindiबिजली (bigylee)
Arabicصاعقة برق (sykah bahrk)
Russianмолния (molniia)
Portuguese (EU)raio (ryuu)
Portuguese (BR)raio (khyuu)
Japanese稲妻 (inazuma)
GermanBlitzschlag (blitsshlahk)
Urduبجلی کا بولٹ (bigylee kah bohlt)
Punjabiਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਬੋਲਟ (bigyuhlee dah bohluht)
Korean번개 (beongae)
Hebrewברק
Greekκεραυνός (keraunos)
Dutchbliksemflits (bliksemflits)
Tagalogkidlat (keedlaht)
Vietnamesetia sét (teeuh seurt)
Turkishşimşek çakması (shimshek chahkmahsu)
Persianصاعقه (sahaykay)
Polishpiorun (pyawroon)
Ukrainianблискавка (blyskavka)
Bengaliবজ্রপাত (bawgyrawpahtoh)
Swedishblixt (blikst)
Italianfulmine (foolmeenay)

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