thunderstorm

Definitions

1. A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
2. A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
3. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usu. with rain and gusty winds.
4. A storm of heavy rain accompanied by lightning and thunder and sometimes hail.
5. (Physical Geography) a storm caused by strong rising air currents and characterized by thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain or hail

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Examples

“I have⟳ never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have⟳ generally come⟳ upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm.”

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