lightning bolt
Electric storm streak
A lightning bolt is the visible flash of electrical discharge during a thunderstorm, appearing as a jagged streak of light between clouds or from cloud to ground.
The term emphasizes the sudden, dramatic nature of the phenomenon.
Figuratively, something that strikes like a lightning bolt happens with shocking speed and force: The news hit me like a lightning bolt.
Lightning bolt also describes the zigzag shape itself, common in logos, symbols, and decorative designs.
Release of substance outward
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- arcCurved line segment
- sparkTiny fiery particle
plasma · ionization · conductor · circuit · amperage · joule · watt · electrostatic
Violent weather with lightning
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
sky · flash · downpour · squall · tempest · rain · precipitation · atmosphere
Briefest unit of time
- flashBrief burst of light
- split-secondFraction of a moment
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- swiftMoving with speed
rapid · quick · blitz · meteoric · streak · blink · reflexes · in a flash
Greek sky god
- ThorGermanic thunder deity
- MjolnirThunder god's hammer
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
divine · Indra · Jupiter · pantheon · mythic · legend · smite · wrath
Forceful impact or stoppage
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- zapDestroy suddenly with energy
- electrocutionDeath from electrical current
stun · thunderstruck · surge · blast · crack · boom · devastation · charred
Pictorial screen symbol
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- glyphVisual form of character
heraldry · badge · crest · motif · power symbol · warning sign · high voltage sign · Flash
discharge
Release of substance outward
spark · plasma · ionization · conductor · circuit · amperage · joule · watt · electrostatic · induction
thunderstorm
Violent weather with lightning
cumulonimbus · sky · flash · downpour · squall · tempest · rain · precipitation · atmosphere · meteorology
instant
Briefest unit of time
- flashBrief burst of light
- split-secondFraction of a moment
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
swift · rapid · quick · blitz · meteoric · streak · blink · reflexes · in a flash
Zeus
Greek sky god
deity · divine · Indra · Jupiter · pantheon · mythic · legend · smite · wrath · heavens
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
electrocution · stun · thunderstruck · surge · blast · crack · boom · devastation · charred · scorched
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- logoCompany identifying symbol
glyph · heraldry · badge · crest · motif · power symbol · warning sign · high voltage sign · Flash · Gatorade
- cartoon visualsaction lines, speech bubble, thought bubble, pow, bam
- Lightningflash, cloud-to-ground, intracloud, ground strike, zigzag
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- zigzagszigzag, chevron, sawtooth, jagged line, switchback
- Electrical Dischargesarc, spark, corona, electric arc, electric spark
- energy attacksspirit bomb, fireball, laser beam, proton beam, photon torpedo
lightning boltglacier
Slow-moving ice mass
snail's pace · continental drift · erosion · glacial movement · creeping
light, bolt, lighten, lightning, bolts, bolted, bolting, thunderbolt, lightnings