upward lightning

English

Noun

upward lightning (plural upward lightnings)

  1. (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere
    • 1999, Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, Skies of fury: weather weirdness around the world‎, Simon and Schuster:
      Mysterious bluejets can be seen with the naked eye from the ground, but they are rare and difficult to spot.

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