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upward lightning

upward lightning noun: an upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere.

Noun

upward lightning (countable and uncountable, plural upward lightnings)

  1. An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere.
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Forms of upward lightning

pluralupward lightnings

Questions about upward lightning

What does upward lightning mean?
Upward lightning means an upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere.
What part of speech is upward lightning?
Upward lightning is a noun.
What is the plural of upward lightning?
The plural of upward lightning is upward lightnings.

Words near upward lightning in the dictionary

  1. upwafting
  2. upwafts
  3. upward
  4. upward compatibility
  5. upward compatible
  6. upward lightning
  7. upward lightnings
  8. upward mobilities
  9. upward mobility
  10. upward of
  11. upward spiral

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