bolt of lightning

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Noun1.bolt of lightning - a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunderbolt of lightning - a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
bolt, thunderbolt
lightning - abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
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At the same instant she saw a bolt of lightning strike a young tree by the roadside, heard the sharp click as it hit and then watched the flash dance about, now on the road, now along the barbed wire fencing.
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Like a bolt of lightning he flashed down upon the Englishman.
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THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a bolt of lightning struck a parked car right outside the owner's front door.
CCTV captures moment car is struck by lightning
Mr Perks, 32, went into cardiac arrest following the direct hit from the bolt of lightning and, despite frantic CPR attempts at the scene, he died on Wednesday.
Dad dies after being struck by lightning in US; Tributes paid to former North footballer after beach tragedy
1984: A bolt of lightning set fire to York Minster.
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The deceased, identified as Nooran, was present outside the house during rain along her daughter when the deadly bolt of lightning struck them.
Woman dies in lightning bolt strike
The video, which appears to have been filmed on a boat offshore, captures the moment a huge bolt of lightning illuminates the night sky over the capital.
VIDEO: Huge bolt of lightning illuminates Manama night sky
His snapshot of a single bolt of lightning zigzagging dramatically through the dark grey sky and connecting with the tip of the Kuala Lumpur Tower was posted, reposted and drew lots of 'hearts' on social media.
Lightning strikes KL Tower: How Malay Mail photographer Azneal Ishak got the perfect shot
Police said a bolt of lightning hit the area where Delabajan and Alimoot were sitting.
Lightning strike kills 2 in Calbayog City
A bolt of lightning lights up the early morning sky in Nuneaton
Yellow weather warning as more thunderstorms set to hit Nuneaton; It will be the second night thunder and lightning has hit the town
Eleven people were injured by a bolt of lightning in a park in Paris, six of them badly, the French interior ministry said.
Lightning strikes leave 9 badly hurt in France and Germany
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