forked lightning

British  

noun

1. Also called: chain lightning.  a zigzag form of lightning

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Example Sentences

But there’s such joy in writing conversation, especially when the voices of the characters take over and the words zigzag down the page like forked lightning.

From Los Angeles Times

She brandished her spear, and forked lightning slashed through the monsters’ ranks; but as the hellhounds fell, more took their place.

From Literature

If the subsequent dart leader takes a slightly different route to the ground, so-called forked lightning results with the return stroke.

From Los Angeles Times

A filthy strip of pigeon spikes runs across the top of a soot-covered car rental sign, while forked lightning strikes an urban skyline next to mini-mall signage exhorting passersby to find fast-food solace within.

From Los Angeles Times

Face the east and between blasts of forked lightning the sky is midnight-black.

From BBC