thunderstorm
nounUS /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/ · UK /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/
Etymology From thunder + storm.
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A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
- I have never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have generally come upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm.1936 July, John Buchan, “Lost Gods”, in The Island of Sheep, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, part I (Fosse), page 11: