Definition of Thundershower

1. Noun. A short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Generic synonyms: Rainstorm

Definition of Thundershower

1. n. A shower accompanied with lightning and thunder.

Definition of Thundershower

1. Noun. A short thunderstorm commonly accompanied by heavy rain. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thundershower

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thundershower

thunderhead
thunderheads
thundering
thunderingly
thunderings
thunderless
thunderlight
thunderlights
thundermug
thundermugs
thunderous
thunderously
thunderousness
thunderproof
thunders
thundershower (current term)
thundershowers
thundersnow
thunderstick
thundersticks
thunderstone
thunderstones
thunderstorm
thunderstorms
thunderstormy
thunderstricken
thunderstrike
thunderstrikes
thunderstriking
thunderstroke

Literary usage of Thundershower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and by Willis Isbister Milham (1912)
"After the thundershower passes, stratiform clouds exist for a while, ... The average duration of a thundershower is a little less than two hours. ..."

2. Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and by Willis Isbister Milham (1912)
"After the thundershower passes, stratiform clouds exist for a while, ... The average duration of a thundershower is a little less than two hours. ..."

3. Climate of New South Wales: Descriptive, Historical, and Tabular by Henry Chamberlaine Russell (1877)
"December 10th, thundershower ; 17th, few drops rain and thunder ; 19th, ... January 2nd, thundershowers, good deal of rain in night ; 3rd, thundershower ..."

4. Syllabus of a Course on Meteorology by Willis Isbister Milham (1906)
"(1) Definition and chief characteristics D 251 ; R 118, 119 ; W 249-251 (2) Description of the approach and passage of a thundershower D 252 (3) ..."

5. College Physiography by Ralph Stockman Tarr, Lawrence Martin (1914)
"These may give rise to a thundershower in the afternoon. Just before the thundershower there is a sharp wind squall, and during the shower there is heavy ..."

6. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Charles Asbury Stephens (1922)
"While we were at the breakfast table that morning there came a thundershower, and a thundershower in the early morning is unusual in Maine. ..."

7. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Charles Asbury Stephens (1922)
"While we were at the breakfast table that morning there came a thundershower, and a thundershower in the early morning is unusual in Maine. ..."

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