thunderstorm
A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually…A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
» Communications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.
Meaning
1 sensesA storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
Gewitter
гроза́grozá, бу́ряbúrja
гроза́hrozá, бу́ряbúrja
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
Examples
49 sentencesCommunications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.
Do you like thunderstorms?
ruВы любите грозу?
I'm really scared of thunderstorms.
ruЯ очень боюсь грозы.
deIch habe große Angst vor Gewittern.
The thunderstorm yesterday delayed the delivery of the mail.
Вчорашня гроза затримала доставку пошти.
deDas Gewitter gestern hat die Postzustellung behindert.
Thunderstorms are predicted.
ruОжидаются грозы.
Translations
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Origin
From thunder + storm.From thunder + storm.
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Forms
plural: thunderstorms| Singular | thunderstorm |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning:electrical stormelectric storm