thunderstorm

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Pronunciation

• enPR: thŭn'də(r)-stô(r)m', IPA: /ˈθʌn.də(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)m/, IPA: /ˈθʌn.ə(ɹ)ˌstɔː(ɹ)m/

Noun

thunderstorm (plural thunderstorms)

1. A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

Translations

• French: orage
• German: Gewitter
• Italian: temporale
• Portuguese: tempestade de trovão/trovões/raios
• Russian: гроза́
• Spanish: tormenta, tormenta electrica, tronada

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