thunder sheet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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All the drama feels fake, as if someone is backstage shaking a thunder sheet.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2019
When Donner summons his storm, you see a thunder sheet shaking on one side of the stage, and Loge operating it.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016
When Paul Hansen goes to work, the tools of his trade typically include timpani, xylophone, bass drum, tubular bells, washboard, thunder sheet, glockenspiel and tambourine.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2013
Speakers around the hall blasted the output of various instruments at random, and a thunder sheet rumbled onstage.
From Time Magazine Archive
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