thunderstorm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/ (General-American)
- thŭnʹdər-stôrm' (General-American)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
From thunder + storm.
Meanings
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A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
I have never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have generally come upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm.
1936 July, John Buchan, “Lost Gods”, in The Island of Sheep, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, part I (Fosse), page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunderstorms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thunderstormy · dirty thunderstorm · asthma thunderstorm · thunderstorm asthma · like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
Hypernyms
Synonyms
thunder and lightning · lightning storm · electrical storm · t-storm
Translations (109)
egy n:S-n:y-E20 (storm with thunder and lightning) · nn torevêr (storm with thunder and lightning) · vi giông (storm with thunder and lightning) · fi ukkonen (storm with thunder and lightning) · ga spéirling (storm with thunder and lightning) · sh олуја (storm with thunder and lightning) · hu zivatar (storm with thunder and lightning) · gl tromba (storm with thunder and lightning) · mk бу́ра (storm with thunder and lightning) · lad oraje (storm with thunder and lightning) · nv níłtsą́ bikąʼ (storm with thunder and lightning) · kk найзағай (storm with thunder and lightning) · fa طوفان (storm with thunder and lightning) · ka ელჭექი (storm with thunder and lightning) · th พายุฝนฟ้าคะนอง (storm with thunder and lightning) · fi ukkosmyrsky (storm with thunder and lightning) · pt trovoada (storm with thunder and lightning) · ca tempesta (storm with thunder and lightning) · cy storm fellt a tharannau (storm with thunder and lightning) · ms ribut petir (storm with thunder and lightning) · tg тӯфон (storm with thunder and lightning) · id badai petir (storm with thunder and lightning) · se bajándálki (storm with thunder and lightning) · cmn 雷暴 (storm with thunder and lightning) · da tordenvejr (storm with thunder and lightning) · be бу́ра (storm with thunder and lightning) · gl treboada (storm with thunder and lightning) · mi pūeaea (storm with thunder and lightning) · hi आंधी (storm with thunder and lightning) · ga stoirm thoirní (storm with thunder and lightning) · io stormo (storm with thunder and lightning) · ka ელჭექი წვიმითა და ქარიშხლით (storm with thunder and lightning) · eo fulmŝtormo (storm with thunder and lightning) · az fırtına (storm with thunder and lightning) · gl trebón (storm with thunder and lightning) · grc θύελλα (storm with thunder and lightning) · lt perkūnija (storm with thunder and lightning) · hy ամպրոպ (storm with thunder and lightning) · tg раъду барқ (storm with thunder and lightning) · es tormenta (storm with thunder and lightning) · vi dông (storm with thunder and lightning) · ru гроза́ (storm with thunder and lightning) · th พายุฟ้าคะนอง (storm with thunder and lightning) · be навальні́ца (storm with thunder and lightning) · sh grmljavina (storm with thunder and lightning) · ko 뇌우 (storm with thunder and lightning) · it temporale (storm with thunder and lightning) · kw arnewa (storm with thunder and lightning) · mk лу́ња (storm with thunder and lightning) · et äike (storm with thunder and lightning) · ka ჭექა-ქუხილი (storm with thunder and lightning) · mn аянгатай бороо (storm with thunder and lightning) · sh грмљавина (storm with thunder and lightning) · ur ژالہ بازی (storm with thunder and lightning) · oc auratge (storm with thunder and lightning) · zu ukuduma kwezulu (storm with thunder and lightning) · pl burza (storm with thunder and lightning) · is þrumuveður (storm with thunder and lightning) · sh oluja (storm with thunder and lightning) · lad borraska (storm with thunder and lightning) · km ព្យុះមានរន្ទះផ្គរ (storm with thunder and lightning) · fy ûnwaar (storm with thunder and lightning) · ar عَاصِفَة رَعْدِيَّة (storm with thunder and lightning) · gl torboada (storm with thunder and lightning) · ltg nelaiks (storm with thunder and lightning) · af onweer (storm with thunder and lightning) · oc chavana (storm with thunder and lightning) · ja 雷雨 (storm with thunder and lightning) · ka ჭექა-ქუხილი და წვიმა (storm with thunder and lightning) · eo fulmotondro (storm with thunder and lightning) · es tronada (storm with thunder and lightning) · br arnev (storm with thunder and lightning) · ru бу́ря (storm with thunder and lightning) · ga léidearnach thoirní (storm with thunder and lightning) · ka ელჭექი წვიმით (storm with thunder and lightning) · sv åskväder (storm with thunder and lightning) · nl onweer (storm with thunder and lightning) · et äikesetorm (storm with thunder and lightning) · ur آندھی (storm with thunder and lightning) · id badai guntur (storm with thunder and lightning) · he סוּפַת רַעֲמִים (storm with thunder and lightning) · km ព្យុះភ្លៀង (storm with thunder and lightning) · ia tempesta de tonitro (storm with thunder and lightning) · vi bão tố có sấm sét (storm with thunder and lightning) · fr orage (storm with thunder and lightning) · fo toruveður (storm with thunder and lightning) · ka ჭექა-ქუხილი და ქარიშხალი (storm with thunder and lightning) · hu égiháború (storm with thunder and lightning) · el καταιγίδα (storm with thunder and lightning) · cs bouřka (storm with thunder and lightning) · mn аадар бороо (storm with thunder and lightning) · uk бу́ря (storm with thunder and lightning) · lv negaiss (storm with thunder and lightning) · oc periclada (storm with thunder and lightning) · ro furtună (storm with thunder and lightning) · bg гръмотевична бу́ря (storm with thunder and lightning) · de Gewitter (storm with thunder and lightning) · sk búrka (storm with thunder and lightning) · sq shtrëngatë (storm with thunder and lightning) · et äiksetorm (storm with thunder and lightning) · sl nevihta (storm with thunder and lightning) · nb tordenvær (storm with thunder and lightning) · uk гроза́ (storm with thunder and lightning) · hi गरज-चमक (storm with thunder and lightning) · grc καταιγίς (storm with thunder and lightning) · az tufan (storm with thunder and lightning) · tr oraj (storm with thunder and lightning) · es tormenta electrica (storm with thunder and lightning) · fi ukonilma (storm with thunder and lightning)