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lightning strike

lightning strike noun: a lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.

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Noun

lightning strike (plural lightning strikes)

  1. A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.
  2. (UK, idiomatic) A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.

lightning strike meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Thai

lightning strike in Hindi

event during an electrical storm
वज्रपात vajrapāt

lightning strike in Tamil

திடீர் வேலை நிறுத்தம்

lightning strike in Arabic

event during an electrical storm
صَاعِقَة ṣāʕiqa

lightning strike in Thai

event during an electrical storm
ฟ้าผ่า fáa-pàa

Forms of lightning strike

plurallightning strikes

Questions about lightning strike

What does lightning strike mean?
Lightning strike means a lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.
What is lightning strike in Hindi?
Lightning strike in Hindi is वज्रपात (vajrapāt). See Lightning strike meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is lightning strike?
Lightning strike is a noun.
What is the plural of lightning strike?
The plural of lightning strike is lightning strikes.

Words near lightning strike in the dictionary

  1. lightning rounds
  2. lightning speed
  3. lightning speeds
  4. lightning storm
  5. lightning storms
  6. lightning strike
  7. lightning strikes
  8. lightning talk
  9. lightning talks
  10. lightning war
  11. lightning wars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lightning strike (page history and authors); lightning strike (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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