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View synonyms for sheet lightning
sheet lightning
noun
- lightning appearing merely as a general illumination over a broad area, usually because the path of the flash is obscured by clouds.
sheet lightning
noun
- lightning that appears as a broad sheet, caused by the reflection of more distant lightning
sheet lightning
/ shēt /
- A broad, sheetlike illumination of a portion of a thundercloud, caused by an unseen, often internal or reflected lightning flash.
- See also heat lightningSee more at lightning
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheet lightning1
First recorded in 1820–30
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