lightning strikes
Sky's sudden flash
Lightning strikes refers to the action of lightning hitting something, or instances of such events: The tree was destroyed by multiple lightning strikes.
The phrase also names a labor tactic—a sudden, unannounced work stoppage designed to catch employers off guard: The union organized lightning strikes at three plants.
Both senses emphasize sudden, powerful impact.
- electrocutionDeath from electrical current
- fulminationFierce verbal denunciation
- wind shearRapid atmospheric velocity shift
- power linesElevated electrical conductors
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
discharge · thunderstorm · bolt · flash of light · cumulonimbus · fulgurite · electrical discharge · ionization · cloud-to-ground · spark · Faraday cage · conductor · tree · forest fire · storm · shock · rod · clouds
- fatal hazardsaccidents, drowning, falls, poisoning, overdose
- weather damagestorm damage, wind damage, hail damage, flood damage, tornado damage
- storm effectsstorm damage, wind damage, hail damage, flooding, heavy rain
- aviation disastersplane crash, air crash, midair collision, crash landing, crash site
- spaceflight hazardsmicrogravity, weightlessness, zero gravity, space debris, cosmic rays
- weather healthheat stress, heat stroke, heatstroke, hypothermia, frostbite
lightning strikesdirect current
Unidirectional electrical flow
trickle charge · alternating current · electrical grounding · static equilibrium
strike, lightning, struck, striker, strikes, lightened, enlightening, enlightenment, strikingly