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fork lightning

fork lightning noun: lightning that contains bolts that branch.

Noun

fork lightning (usually uncountable, plural fork lightnings)

  1. (usually) Lightning that contains bolts that branch.
    • It did not occur to him to be afraid of the vivid fork lightning or the loud thunder that reverberated down the valley.1959, Moore Raymond, Smiley Roams the Road, London: Hulton Press, page 131

fork lightning meaning in Sanskrit

fork lightning in Sanskrit

fork lightning
तडिल्लता taḍillatā, विद्युल्लता vidyullatā

Forms of fork lightning

pluralfork lightnings

Questions about fork lightning

What does fork lightning mean?
Fork lightning means lightning that contains bolts that branch.
What is fork lightning in Sanskrit?
Fork lightning in Sanskrit is तडिल्लता (taḍillatā), विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā). See Fork lightning meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is fork lightning?
Fork lightning is a noun.
What is the plural of fork lightning?
The plural of fork lightning is fork lightnings.

Words near fork lightning in the dictionary

  1. fork grinder
  2. fork grinders
  3. fork hoe
  4. fork hoes
  5. fork in the road
  6. fork lightning
  7. fork lightnings
  8. fork off
  9. fork oil
  10. fork oils
  11. fork out

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