electrical storm

noun

: thunderstorm

called also electric storm

Examples of electrical storm in a Sentence

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One was on a Wyoming peak where an electrical storm rolled unexpectedly over the ridge and caught me flat-footed. — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025 For example, common sense would dictate that someone should not stand in a golf course fairway holding a 4—iron in the middle of an electrical storm. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 These stimulators send pulses of electricity through the nervous system in an attempt to prevent the electrical storms from commencing. — Tim Denison, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2015 Auroras, for example, would have been widespread across the entire planet, alongside extraordinary volumes of electrical storms due to increases in ionized air. — New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for electrical storm

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electrical storm was in 1843

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electrical storm

noun
: thunderstorm

called also electric storm

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