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Noun: thunderbolt  'thún-dur`bówlt
  1. A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
    - bolt, bolt of lightning
     
  2. A shocking surprise
    "news of the attack came like a thunderbolt"
    - bombshell, thunderclap

Derived forms: thunderbolts

Type of: lightning, surprise

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