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Synonyms

electrical storm

American  
Or electric storm

noun

  1. thunderstorm.


electrical storm Scientific  
  1. A thunderstorm.


Etymology

Origin of electrical storm

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

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An electrical storm soon followed, flickering over the Paris skyline.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

There wasn’t enough food to go around, and the whole unsheltered crowd nearly fried in an electrical storm.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

The fire in Zamora was started by a strike from an electrical storm on Wednesday, authorities said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

A freak electrical storm outside a small laboratory in London releases a nitrogen-eating bacterium into the world.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2021

And if there was an electrical storm, there was no television to watch, period.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia