"thunderstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thunderstones [plural]
Etymology: From thunder + stone. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thunder|stone}} thunder + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} thunderstone (plural thunderstones)
  1. (archaic) A thunderbolt. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-thunderstone-en-noun-Z4vNA8p1
  2. A stone or fossil thought to be, or be caused by, a thunderbolt striking the earth.
    Sense id: en-thunderstone-en-noun-12-QlNIp
  3. A belemnite.
    Sense id: en-thunderstone-en-noun-fBsbUrTH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 27 60

Inflected forms

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