thunderstorm

From thunder +‎ storm.

• (General American) enPR: thŭnʹdər-stôrm', IPA^(key): /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/

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• Hyphenation: thun‧der‧storm

thunderstorm (plural thunderstorms)

1. A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

   Synonyms: (abbreviation) t-storm, lightning storm, electrical storm

   • 1936 July, John Buchan, “Lost Gods”, in The Island of Sheep, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, part I (Fosse), page 11:

     I have never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have generally come upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm.

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