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sheet lightning
noun
lightning appearing merely as a general illumination over a broad area, usually because the path of the flash is obscured by clouds.
Origin:
1820–30
1820–30
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Sheet lightning
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Collins
World English Dictionary
| sheet lightning | |
| —n | |
| lightning that appears as a broad sheet, caused by the reflection of more distant lightning | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
sheet lightning  (shēt) Pronunciation Key
A broad, sheetlike illumination of a portion of a thundercloud, caused by an unseen, often internal or reflected lightning flash. See also heat lightning, See more at lightning. |
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