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    forked lightning

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌforked ˈlightning noun [uncountable]  lightning that looks like a line of light that divides into several smaller lines near the bottom 叉状闪电 → sheet lightning
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    forked lightning• The overwhelming blackness, the cracking peals of thunder and the piercing flash and hiss of forked lightning.
    ˌforked ˈlightning nounChineseSyllable
    that looks light that Corpus of a line divides lightning like


    forked lightning
    ˌforked ˈlightning noun [uncountable]
    lightning that looks like a line of light that divides into several smaller lines near the bottom ⇨ sheet lightning


    forked lightningBrE /ˌfɔːkt ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɔːrkt ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the type of lightning that is like a line that divides into smaller lines near the ground 叉状闪电  ➡  compare sheet lightning