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lightning stroke

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lightning stroke
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science sudden death due to being struck by lightning, esp of cattle, horses or sheep


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This gigantic jet carried as much charge to the upper atmosphere as the very biggest cloud-to-ground lightning strokes, about a hundred to a thousand times bigger than a typical lightning stroke," Cummer said.
Sprites are huge balls of light, usually red, that shoot up above the clouds just after a lightning stroke below.
Aircraft soundings from the time of the event suggest little in the way of instabilit y over northern Illinois, and the lightning detection network failed to detect cloud-to-ground lightning strokes there.
 
 
 
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