electric storm
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk stɔrm/
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tormenta eléctrica
- An electric storm was lighting up the sky.
Examples
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You know you can't swim in an electric storm.
Fiction book (2002) -
Electric storm.
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Barbarina, there's an electric storm playing all around us, frightening the animals and your chickens.
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And because of its proximity to its orbiting moons, we can expect hyper-gravity, electric storms, and earthquakes.
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There had been the electric storm she had seen from a houseboat on Lake Powell in Utah or Arizona, the way they continued for days without a map through plazas of mesa, everything too vivid, too overly clarified.
Fiction book (1994) -
The electric storm caused the power to go out in our neighborhood.
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During the electric storm, loud thunderclaps echoed through the air.
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We took shelter indoors to avoid the heavy rain from the electric storm.
Synonyms
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1.0
A violent weather event with heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning
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1.0
A storm with thunder and lightning that often has heavy rain or hail
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3.2
A storm with thunder and lightning, often with heavy rain
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3.8
A short rainstorm with thunder and lightning
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a storm characterized by electrical activity (lightning/thunder)' is directly and compositionally derived from 'electric' (relating to electrical phenomena) + 'storm' (a severe weather event). This is a regular, cross-linguistic compound (e.g., Spanish 'tormenta eléctrica'), so a B1 learner who knows the two constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Electric storm comes from the bright, quick flashes in the sky that look like electric sparks during a storm. So, electric storm means 'a storm with a lot of lightning and loud thunder'.