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    sheet lightning

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Meteorology
    ˌsheet ˈlightning noun [uncountable]  HEMa type of lightning that appears as a sudden flash of brightness covering a large area of sky 片状闪电 → forked lightning
    Examples from the Corpus
    sheet lightning• They were all laughing and peering over and down, their heads black against sheet lightning.• Continuous sheet lightning made the use of a torch in the ten unnecessary.• Ronni jerked against him, feeling a sensation like sheet lightning root her to the spot.
    ˌsheet ˈlightning nounChineseSyllable
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    sheet lightning
    ˌsheet ˈlightning noun [uncountable]
    a type of lightning that appears as a sudden flash of brightness covering a large area of sky
    ⇨ forked lightning


    sheet lightningBrE /ˌʃiːt ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʃiːt ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] lightning that appears as a broad area of light in the sky 片状闪电  ➡  compare forked lightning