ball lightning
English edit
Etymology edit
A calque of German Kugelblitz.
Noun edit
ball lightning (usually uncountable, plural ball lightnings)
- A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.
- Synonyms: globe lightning, globular lightning
Translations edit
a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air
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