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# thunderstorm

«thunderstorm» in Mova's school dictionary: **a storm with thunder and lightning, usually with heavy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a thunderstorm, thunderstorms)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning, usually with heavy rain and strong winds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#m1)

2) A thunderstorm can also mean a sudden, fierce outburst of anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, a thunderstorm forms when warm, wet air rises fast into tall clouds; lightning is a giant electric spark, and thunder is the sound of air heated by it. You see lightning before you hear thunder because light travels faster than sound: count the seconds between and divide by 3 to get the distance in kilometres (by 5 for miles). In safety: when thunder roars, go indoors; avoid tall trees, open fields, water and metal fences. Phrases: a severe thunderstorm, thunderstorm warning.

### examples

- A thunderstorm woke me up in the night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x1)
- We stayed inside during the thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x2)
- Do not shelter under a tree in a thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x3)
- The thunderstorm knocked out the power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x4)
- Heavy rain fell during the thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x5)
- My dog hides under the bed in a thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x6)
- Swimmers left the pool when the thunderstorm started. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x7)
- I counted six seconds between lightning and thunder, so the storm was two kilometres away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x8)
- Then, like a thunderstorm, she broke out against her husband, abusing him saying: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/#x9)

### note

One word. Countable. Also called a storm, or an electrical storm. Myth: lightning can strike the same place twice. Maths: 9 seconds between flash and thunder ≈ 9 ÷ 3 = 3 km away.

### In the corpora

- [Elephants hear very low rumbles we cannot hear and feel them through their feet, and they may sense distant thunderstorms.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/232-hidden-senses-magnetic-birds-ultraviolet-bees-heat-seeing-snakes/16/)
- [Suddenly the Queen stands in front of them, frowning like a thunderstorm: «either you or your head must be off».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/6/)
- [A sudden cool gust of wind often comes just before a thunderstorm arrives.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/15-weather-signs/9/)
- [Standing under a lone tree in a thunderstorm is dangerous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/12/)
- [In a thunderstorm you stay indoors away from windows; inside a house you are safe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/212-anger-and-fears/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thunderstorm» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thunderstorm/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.