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Thunderbolt
01
a flash of lightning accompanied by the sound of thunder at once, which strikes a person or object
Examples
The thunderbolt struck the tree, splitting it in half.
02
a sudden, shocking, or unexpected event
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
thunderbolts
Examples
The announcement hit the company like a thunderbolt.
