Meaning of thunderstorm | Babel Free
ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹmDefinitions
- 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.
- A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
- a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usu. with rain and gusty winds.
- A storm of heavy rain accompanied by lightning and thunder and sometimes hail.
- (Physical Geography) a storm caused by strong rising air currents and characterized by thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain or hail
Equivalents
Afrikaans
onweer
Català
tempesta
Dansk
tordenvejr
Deutsch
Gewitter
Ελληνικά
καταιγίδα
فارسی
طوفان
Français
orage
Gaeilge
spéirling
Հայերեն
ամպրոպ
Bahasa Indonesia
badai guntur
Íslenska
þrumuveður
Italiano
temporale
日本語
雷雨
Қазақша
найзағай
ខ្មែរ
ព្យុះភ្លៀង
한국어
뇌우
Kurdî
tûfan
Latviešu
negaiss
Bahasa Melayu
ribut petir
Nederlands
onweer
Português
trovoada
Română
furtuna
Slovenčina
búrka
Slovenščina
nevihta
Shqip
shtrëngatë
Тоҷикӣ
тӯфон
اردو
آندھی
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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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