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Definition of "ball lightning" []

  • A rare form of lightning in the shape of a glowing red ball, associated with thunderstorms and thought to consist of ionized gas. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ball lightning" in a sentence
  • "Errant orbs of ball lightning burst free, to spend themselves against the insulated ceiling in showers of coruscating sparks."