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Meanings of thundershower in English

A storm caused by strong rising air currents and characterized by thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain or hail.

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Examples for "thunderstorm"
Examples for "thunderstorm"
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Watches: Severe thunderstorm expected in places over the central parts of Limpopo.
The South African
2
He had called Fran today just after the first thunderstorm had begun.
The stand
3
There still is a risk of thunderstorm activity, especially in the afternoon.
Independent.ie
4
The night grew wild and stormy; a thunderstorm broke over the hill.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
5
It was a night in June, the night of the great thunderstorm.
Lewis Rand
1
Ninety five per cent of electrical storm activity takes place between clouds.
The Irish Times
2
By the way, there's an electrical storm supposed to come through tonight.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
3
Patients who experienced electrical storm had a significantly higher risk of death.
Pubmed
4
This is the very worst electrical storm we've had this whole summer.
The Heart of Arethusa
5
The parishioners were burned somehow, a massive electrical storm in the brain.
Map of bones
1
This must be a wonderful place in a thunder and lightning storm.
Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers; Or, The Secret of Phantom Mo...
2
A big lightning storm came around 4 a.m. and hit the house.
Reuters
3
However, the plane hit a terrifying lightning storm, and lost contact.
Radio NZ
4
Eyewitnesses said the plane was forced down in a lightning storm.
The man who ate the 747
5
And what good was being stuck up a tree in a lightning storm?
Heir of Fire
Usage of thundershower in English
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Saturday will be mostly clear; not a rain storm and thundershower in sight.
The South African
2
It couldn't have been lightning, for there hasn't been a thundershower this season.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
3
The day was hot and sultry, though a heavy thundershower somewhat cooled the air.
Journals of Australian Explorations
4
The thundershower cocktail triggered a flood of childhood recollections.
Death du Jour
5
Free State: Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershower in the north-east.
The South African
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Free State: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
The South African
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Free State: Cloudy and cool to cold with widespread showers and thundershowers.
The South African
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Free State: Partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The South African
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Free State: Partly cloudy and hot, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
The South African
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Free State: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The South African
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Gauteng: Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers in the north.
The South African
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Isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible in the south and south-west.
The South African
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Isolated showers and thundershowers are possible in the south-east from late afternoon.
The South African
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Gauteng: Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.
The South African
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Gauteng: Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
The South African
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North-West Province: Fine and hot, with afternoon thundershowers in the extreme east.
The South African
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