"thunderlight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thunderlights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English thonderlyht, equivalent to thunder + light. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thonderlyht}} Middle English thonderlyht, {{compound|en|thunder|light}} thunder + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} thunderlight (plural thunderlights)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) Lightning; a bolt or flash of lightning. Tags: nonstandard, rare
    Sense id: en-thunderlight-en-noun-MEpXFEsT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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