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REVERSE LIGHTNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
Synonyms:
blue jet; jet; reverse lightning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("reverse lightning" is a kind of...):
atmospheric electricity (electrical discharges in the atmosphere)