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nouna storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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- thunderhead a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm
- thundercloud a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
- cumulonimbus a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
- animatism the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
- cumulonimbus cloud a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
- squall line a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely