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chain lightning
noun
Chiefly Northeastern and Western U.S.lightning that seems to move very quickly in wavy or zigzag lines.
chain lightning
noun
another name for forked lightning
Word History and Origins
Origin of chain lightning1
Example Sentences
Hunters will unleash an arc burst of chain lightning that tracks enemies with their glaive.
Finally, jumpy hunters get an arc burst of chain lightning that tracks enemies in true hunter-style.
A silent flash traveled around the mountain, followed by another flash— chain lightning, but no thunder reached the town.
The Kraken backs up swings of its deadly tentacles with bursts of chain lightning.
It was the stuff of children’s myth—Georgie had an eye for the back of the net and a left foot like chain lightning—but it all seemed plausible.
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