sheet lightning

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sheet lightning

noun sheet lightnings

  1. uncountable, usually A broad flash of lightning, with no visible bolt, due to reflection. In most very warm days in summer the thermometer stands above 70 degrees on the scale of Fahrenheit, about the centre of the county; in the summer of 1811, it stood repeatedly above 80°; and on the 25th of May, 1807, during the time when the sheet lightning of tropical regions appeared, about three

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noun broad flash of lightning

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@misc{sheet_lightning_2026,
  title = {sheet lightning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheet%20lightning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}