ribbon lightning
noun
a repeated lightning discharge in which successive strokes are displaced from each other by wind, resulting in a broadened appearance.
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Origin of ribbon lightning
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby ribbon lightning
Ribble, ribbon, ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbonfish, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon snake, ribbon strip, ribbon window, ribbonwood
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020