thunderbolt
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thunderbolt¹
- /ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/
Where it comes from
From thunder + bolt.
noun thunderbolts
- 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, […]
- An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected. News of the actress’s death came as a thunderbolt to her fans.
- Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. a thunder-bolt of warre Striking all Nations
- A very powerful shot. Substitute Niko Kranjcar's injury-time thunderbolt gave Tottenham a dramatic win over Bolton.
- A belemnite, or thunderstone.
- A charge in the form of two joined bundles with four rays of lightning emerging from them, resembling the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
- A daring or irresistible hero.
verb thunderbolts · thunderbolting · thunderbolted
- To strike with a thunderbolt.
- To move swiftly and violently.
Thunderbolt²
Where it comes from
By analogy with the speed and power of a thunderbolt.
proper noun
- A computer interface standard for connecting devices, combining PCI Express, DisplayPort and DC power in one connector.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thunderclap, bombshell, bolt, thunder, lightning, flash, thunderburst, thunderstroke, thunderlight, thunderblast, thundershower, fulminant, thundershock, thundering, lightning bolt, downstrike
Translations
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noun an event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected
| 한국어 | 벼락 byeorak |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κεραυνός keravnós |
| Русский | гром среди́ я́сного не́ба grom sredí jásnovo néba |
noun flash of lightning accompanied by thunder
| Español | rayo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벼락 byeorak |
| 日本語 | 雷 kaminari, 落雷 rakurai |
| 中文 | 霹靂 /霹雳 pīlì, 迅雷 xùnléi |
| हिन्दी | वज्रपात vajrapāt |
| Português | raio |
| Français | coup de tonnerre |
| Deutsch | Donnerkeil, Blitzstrahl, Blitz mit Donnerschlag |
| Italiano | fulmine, folgore, saetta, lampo |
| Ελληνικά | κεραυνός keravnós, αστραπή astrapí |
| Română | fulger |
| Русский | уда́р мо́лнии udár mólnii, перу́н perún |
| العربية | صَاعِقَة ṣāʕiqa |
Talk about this word "thunderbolt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thunderbolt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thunderbolt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thunderbolt "thunderbolt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thunderbolt.Cite this
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title = {thunderbolt},
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