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Definition of Forked lightning
1. Noun. A form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forked Lightning
Literary usage of Forked lightning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1889)
"... forked lightning, I find that in Sheet Lightning the most prevalent colour is
white, then yellow, blue, and red ; in forked lightning, however, ..."
2. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1887)
"He was of opinion that forked lightning was really ball lightning. He had observed
ball lightning some years ago on several occasions ; had once seen three ..."
3. Meteorology Practical and Applied by John William Moore (1910)
"Lightning may be described as of three kinds : (1) Zigzag or forked lightning; (2)
diffused, summer, or sheet lightning; (3) globular or ball lightning. ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Lightning of the first class is familiarly known as forked-lightning (Fr. ...
On several occasions, the length of forked-lightning has been tried to be got ..."
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