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Definition of Thunderbolt

1. Noun. A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.

2. Noun. A shocking surprise. "News of the attack came like a bombshell"

Definition of Thunderbolt

1. n. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth.

Definition of Thunderbolt

1. Noun. A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively) An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected. ¹

3. Noun. (soccer) A very powerful shot. ¹

4. Noun. (paleontology) A belemnite, or thunderstone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thunderbolt

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Medical Definition of Thunderbolt

1. 1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth. 2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness. "The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war." (Dryden) 3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. "He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of excommunication." (Hakewill) 4. A belemnite, or thunderstone. Thunderbolt beetle, a long-horned beetle (Arhopalus fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunk of oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black, with W-shaped whitish or silvery markings on the elytra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunderbolt

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thunderboomers thunderbox thunderboxes thunderburst thunderbursts thunderclap thunderclaps thundercloud thunderclouds

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