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heat thunder

heat thunder noun: thunder that is heard without lightning being seen by the observer, and/or that is attributed to heat rather than a storm (e.g. because the storm/rain is too distant to be seen).

Noun

heat thunder (uncountable)

  1. Thunder that is heard without lightning being seen by the observer, and/or that is attributed to heat rather than a storm (e.g. because the storm/rain is too distant to be seen).
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Questions about heat thunder

What does heat thunder mean?
Heat thunder means thunder that is heard without lightning being seen by the observer, and/or that is attributed to heat rather than a storm (e.g. because the storm/rain is too distant to be seen).
What part of speech is heat thunder?
Heat thunder is a noun.

Words near heat thunder in the dictionary

  1. heat stable
  2. heat storm
  3. heat stroke
  4. heat strokes
  5. heat through
  6. heat thunder
  7. heat time
  8. heat times
  9. heat transfer
  10. heat transfers
  11. heat treater

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