lightning strike
noun
1
British
: a strike by workers that is done very suddenly
2
: an occurrence of something being hit by lightning
The forest fire was caused by a lightning strike.
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The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
The threat is severe and constant; on Jan. 27, a dry lightning strike sparked a bushfire in Victoria that, fueled by strong winds, devoured 170,000 acres in just six hours.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Only in Hollywood could lightning strike twice and in 1995 Park won another Oscar for his next Wallace & Gromit film, A Close Shave.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Multiple times a night, Universal also will simulate a lightning strike on the courthouse’s clock tower to complete the scene.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
The threat is severe and constant; on Jan. 27, a dry lightning strike sparked a bushfire in Victoria that, fueled by strong winds, devoured 170,000 acres in just six hours.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Only in Hollywood could lightning strike twice and in 1995 Park won another Oscar for his next Wallace & Gromit film, A Close Shave.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Multiple times a night, Universal also will simulate a lightning strike on the courthouse’s clock tower to complete the scene.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Lightning strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightning%20strike. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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