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Definition of Thunderer
1. Noun. An epithet for Jupiter.
2. Noun. A noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder.
Definition of Thunderer
1. n. One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L. tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their gods, esp. to Jupiter.
Definition of Thunderer
1. Proper noun. (British) nickname of The Times newspaper ¹
2. Noun. One who thunders ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thunderer
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Medical Definition of Thunderer
1. One who thunders; used especially as a translation of L. Tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their gods, especially. To Jupiter. "That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer." (Pope) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunderer
Literary usage of Thunderer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1880)
"THE "thunderer" GUN. OUR naval ordnance is a subject which will engage the early
and serious attention of Parliament, and a searching investigation into ..."
2. The British Navy: Its Strength, Resources, and Administration by Thomas Brassey Brassey (1882)
"•Thim- The following description of the ' thunderer' is reprinted from Mr.
King's first ... The " thunderer," in common with all modern fighting ships, ..."
3. Publications of the Navy Records Society by Navy Records Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"89 A Journal of the proceedings of HM ship thunderer, commencing June 2Bth and
... [It had been reported to the Admiralty that the thunderer had taken a ..."
4. A Manual of Naval Architecture for Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by William Henry White (1900)
"TURNING TRIALS OF thunderer. At 360 degrees the turning motion had become
practically uniform. It appears that with steam steering gear similar conditions ..."
5. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Captain Ogilvy, in his Majesty's ship thunderer, on the Jamaica station, destroyed
the Hermione French frigate of forty-four guns. Upon the 22d of March, ..."
6. The United Irishmen, Their Lives and Times by Richard Robert Madden (1842)
"Richard entered the navy, and rose to the rank of lieutenant, and perished on
board his majesty's ship thunderer, which ship sailed from St. Helen's with ..."
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