"thundercrack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thundercracks [plural]
Etymology: From thunder + crack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thunder|crack}} thunder + crack Head templates: {{en-noun}} thundercrack (plural thundercracks)
  1. A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
    Sense id: en-thundercrack-en-noun-0G0RVonW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "G. K. Chesterton\nHis monologue stopped abruptly with a sharp noise like a thundercrack that rolled in dreary echoes round the dismal mere."
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