thunderclap

[thuhn-der-klap]

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noun

a crash of thunder.

something resembling a thunderclap, as in loudness or unexpectedness.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English thonder clappe. See thunder, clap¹

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thunderclap (ˈθʌndəˌklæp)

—n
1.	a loud outburst of thunder
2.	something as violent or unexpected as a clap of thunder

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