THUNDERBOLT
- a flash of lightning conceived as a bolt hurled from the heavens [n -S]
- A flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder
- A supposed bolt or shaft believed to be the destructive agent in a lightning flash, esp. as an attribute of a god such as Jupiter or Thor
- Used in similes and comparisons to refer to a very sudden or unexpected event or item of news, esp. of an unpleasant nature
- A very fast and powerful shot, throw, or stroke