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globe lightning

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noun

  1. ball lightning.

Etymology

Origin of globe lightning

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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A great flash of globe lightning cut the air like a dazzling fire-ball.

From Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods by Hornibrook, Isabel

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