lightning strike
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
lightning strike (plural lightning strikes)
- A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.
- (British) A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.
Related terms[edit]
- (sense 1) lightning never strikes twice in the same place
- (sense 2) wildcat strike
Translations[edit]
event during an electrical storm
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References[edit]
- “lightning strike”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.