"lightning round" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lightning rounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lightning round (plural lightning rounds)
  1. A round of a game or contest that gives participants a fixed time in which to achieve as much as possible. Wikipedia link: lightning round
    Sense id: en-lightning_round-en-noun-jDD4tHKh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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