thunderbolt.
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
Meaning & usage
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
News of the actress’s death came as a thunderbolt to her fans.
Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
A very powerful shot.
A belemnite, or thunderstone.
A charge in the form of two joined bundles with four rays of lightning emerging from them, resembling the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
A daring or irresistible hero.
Where this word comes from
From thunder + bolt.
To strike with a thunderbolt.
To move swiftly and violently.
Where this word comes from
From thunder + bolt.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.