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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lightning that appears as a broad sheetlike illumination of parts of a thundercloud, caused by the reflection of a lightning flash.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
lightning , 2.
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- noun A
broad flash oflightning , with no visible bolt, due toreflection .
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