Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fork lightning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: fork -light-ning
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lightning that contains bolts that branch.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It did not occur to him to be afraid of the vivid fork lightning or the loud thunder that reverberated down the valley."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fork lightnings (plural)

Questions

What does fork lightning mean?: Lightning that contains bolts that branch.

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