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ball lightning

noun

Meaning

  1. A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

upward lightning(English)elve(English)transient luminous event(English)heat lightning(English)bluejet(English)volcanic lightning(English)sferic(English)glow discharge(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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