| lightning | the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash) |
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| lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |
| lightning | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
| lightning | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
| lightning | a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground |
| lightning | an epithet for Jupiter |
| lightning | a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground |
| lightning | someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another |