thunderbolt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
  2. An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
  3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
  4. A very powerful shot.
  5. A belemnite, or thunderstone.
  6. A charge in the form of two joined bundles with four rays of lightning emerging from them, resembling the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
  7. A daring or irresistible hero.
verb
  1. To strike with a thunderbolt.
  2. To move swiftly and violently.
name
  1. A computer interface standard for connecting devices, combining PCI Express, DisplayPort and DC power in one connector.

Pronunciation

/ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-thunderbolt.wav

Word forms

thunderbolt thunderbolts thunderbolting thunderbolted

Etymology

From thunder + bolt.

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