thundercrack en · NOUN
Etymology
From thunder + crack.
Meanings
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A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
His monologue stopped abruptly with a sharp noise like a thundercrack that rolled in dreary echoes round the dismal mere.
1922, G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Knew Too Much:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thundercracks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |