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thunderbolt
/ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/
noun 5verb 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
likely
VERB + THUNDERBOLT
fall, killed, like
THUNDERBOLT + NOUN
oak
Definitions
noun
1
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
Our quiuering Lances ſhaking in the aire, / And bullets like Ioues dreadfull Thunderbolts, / Enrolde in flames and fiery ſmoldering miſtes, / Shall threat the Gods more than Cyclopian warres, […]
And the sword that had visited Earth from so far away smote like the falling of thunderbolts [...] and the runes in Alveric’s far-travelled sword exulted, and roared at the elf-knight; until in the dark of the wood, amongst branches severed from disenchanted trees, with a blow like that of a thunderbolt riving an oak-tree, Alveric slew him.
2
An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
News of the actress’s death came as a thunderbolt to her fans.
the Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war
3
Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
a thunder-bolt of warre Striking all Nations
4
A very powerful shot.
Substitute Niko Kranjcar's injury-time thunderbolt gave Tottenham a dramatic win over Bolton.
5
A belemnite, or thunderstone.
verb
1
To strike with a thunderbolt.
2
To move swiftly and violently.
name
1
A computer interface standard for connecting devices, combining PCI Express, DisplayPort and DC power in one connector.
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Synonyms
noun — a shocking surprise
noun — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Our quiuering Lances ſhaking in the aire, / And bullets like Ioues dreadfull Thunderbolts, / Enrolde in flames and fiery ſmoldering miſtes, / Shall threat the Gods more than Cyclopian warres, […]
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And the sword that had visited Earth from so far away smote like the falling of thunderbolts [...] and the runes in Alveric’s far-travelled sword exulted, and roared at the elf-knight; until in the da
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He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down lik
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A thunderbolt is likely to fall any minute.
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The thunderbolt split the oak.
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How does Iuppiter hurl a thunderbolt?
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