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lightning rod

US pronunciation
American soundlightning rod
lightningrod
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2 syllables
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lightning - rod -> lightning rod

Myanmar meaning

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lightning / 'laÇtnÇŋ / n [U]

လျှပ်စီးလက်ခြင်း။ လျှပ်စီး။
be struck by lightning မိုးကြိုးပစ်ခံရသည်။ ❍ forked / sheet lightning.
adj လျှပ်တစ်ပြက်။ ရုတ်တရက်။
move at / with lightning speed ❍ Police made a lightning raid on the house.
❏ lightning conductor (Brit ) (US lightning rod ) n မိုးကြိုးလွှဲ။
❏ lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice [IDM ] (saying ) မဖြစ်စဖူး အဖြစ်ထူးများသည် နှစ်ကြိမ်ဖြစ်ရိုး မရှိ။
❏ lightning strike n လျှပ်တစ်ပြက် သပိတ်မှောက်ခြင်း။ They called a lightning strike to protest about the dismissal of a workmate.
❏ like (greased) lightning [IDM ] အလွန် လျင်မြန်စွာ။

More examples
  • She lay awake, listening to the thunder and lightning.
  • [a flash of lightning] : A flash of lightning lit up the sky.
  • [be struck by lightning] : Bob was struck by lightning while playing golf.
Synonyms
bolt, coruscation, electrical discharge, fast, firebolt, flash of lightning, forked lightning, fulguration, fulmination, headlong, precipitous, quick, sheet lightning, speedy, sudden, whirlwind
Antonyms
slow
Cross references
boltcoruscationelectrical dischargefastfireboltflash of lightningforked lightningfulgurationfulminationheadlongprecipitousquicksheet lightningspeedysuddenwhirlwindslowaboutconductorhouselikemadeneverpoliceprotestraidspeedstrike
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