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heat lightning
noun
lightning too distant for thunder to be heard, observed as diffuse flashes near the horizon on summer evenings.
Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
1825–35, Americanism
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Heat lightning
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Collins
World English Dictionary
| heat lightning | |
| —n | |
| flashes of light seen near the horizon, esp on hot evenings: reflections of more distant lightning | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| heat lightning
Intermittent flashes of reddish or orange light near the horizon, usually seen on a hot summer evening and unaccompanied by thunder. Heat lightning is thought to be the reflection of distant lightning on clouds. Its color is believed to be due to the refraction of light in the atmosphere. See also sheet lightning, See more at lightning. |
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