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heat lightning

heat light·ning
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [heet lahyt-ning]
    • /hit ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/
    • /hiːt ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heet lahyt-ning]
    • /hit ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/

Definitions of heat lightning words

  • noun heat lightning lightning too distant for thunder to be heard, observed as diffuse flashes near the horizon on summer evenings. 1
  • noun heat lightning flashes of light seen near the horizon, esp on hot evenings: reflections of more distant lightning 0
  • noun heat lightning lightning seen near the horizon, esp. on hot evenings, and thought to be reflections of lightning on clouds below the horizon: its thunder is too distant to hear 0
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Origin of heat lightning

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Heat lightning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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heat lightning popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for heat lightning

noun heat lightning

  • sheet lightning — lightning appearing merely as a general illumination over a broad area, usually because the path of the flash is obscured by clouds.
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