electrical storm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of electrical storm
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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There wasn’t enough food to go around, and the whole unsheltered crowd nearly fried in an electrical storm.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
The fire in Zamora was started by a strike from an electrical storm on Wednesday, authorities said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022
A freak electrical storm outside a small laboratory in London releases a nitrogen-eating bacterium into the world.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2021
A supernatural electrical storm threatens an island community.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019
When the astronauts broke through the atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific, we were repaid with an electrical storm.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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