electrical storm

noun

: thunderstorm

called also electric storm

Examples of electrical storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An electrical storm soon followed, flickering over the Paris skyline. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 The game begins with players skydiving onto an island where they are given an ax and must look for other weapons while avoiding an electrical storm. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Hannah acknowledged guests' frustrations when the park shuts down to wait out an electrical storm; rides and attractions close for 30 minutes after each lightning strike within 10 miles. Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2023 Only a violent electrical storm could produce such an atmospheric uproar, the bureau said, and there had been no electrical storm that day. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2021 See all Example Sentences for electrical storm 

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Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of electrical storm was in 1843

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“Electrical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrical%20storm. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

electrical storm

noun
: thunderstorm

called also electric storm

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