thunderstroke
[noun]
Synonyms: thunderbolt, bolt

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thunderstroke noun. ['Ɵʌndǝstrǝʊk] arch. & poet. L16.
[from THUNDER noun + STROKE noun¹.]
1. A discharge or stroke of thunder; the impact of a lightning-flash. L16.

2. transf. & fig. Something resembling a thunderstroke in sound or effect; something startling, sudden, very loud, etc. L16.
■ G. O. Trevelyan The thunder-stroke of such a confession..could not be parried.

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