REVERSE LIGHTNING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reverse lightning mean? 

• REVERSE LIGHTNING (noun)
  The noun REVERSE LIGHTNING has 1 sense:

1. atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward

  Familiarity information: REVERSE LIGHTNING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REVERSE LIGHTNING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

blue jet; jet; reverse lightning

Hypernyms ("reverse lightning" is a kind of...):

atmospheric electricity (electrical discharges in the atmosphere)