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dry lightning

dry lightning noun: lightning strikes that occur when there is no rain, thus a common cause of bushfires or forest fires.

Noun

dry lightning (uncountable)

  1. Lightning strikes that occur when there is no rain, thus a common cause of bushfires or forest fires.

Questions about dry lightning

What does dry lightning mean?
Dry lightning means lightning strikes that occur when there is no rain, thus a common cause of bushfires or forest fires.
What part of speech is dry lightning?
Dry lightning is a noun.

Words near dry lightning in the dictionary

  1. dry lakes
  2. dry land
  3. dry lease
  4. dry leases
  5. dry light
  6. dry lightning
  7. dry lights
  8. dry line
  9. dry lines
  10. dry lodging
  11. dry lodgings

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