"dirty thunderstorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dirty thunderstorms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dirty thunderstorm (plural dirty thunderstorms)
  1. A weather phenomenon that is related to the production of lightning within a volcanic plume. Wikipedia link: Dirty thunderstorm Categories (topical): Lightning Synonyms: volcanic lightning, thunder volcano Translations (weather phenomenon): ვულკანური ელვა (vulḳanuri elva) (Georgian), 火山雷 (kazanrai) (alt: かざんらい) (Japanese), piorun wulkaniczny [masculine] (Polish)

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