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fork lightnings

fork lightnings is the plural of fork lightning.

Meaning of fork lightning

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

Questions about fork lightnings

What is fork lightnings the plural of?
Fork lightnings is the plural of fork lightning.

Words near fork lightnings in the dictionary

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

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