Weather / B1

LYTN-ing/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

Lightning is a flash of electricity in a storm (uncountable in weather reports). Lighting is indoor or street lights. Thunder is the sound. A lightning strike is countable as an event. Cricket: lightning closed the ground at lunch.

Meaning

A flash of electricity in a storm (uncountable in weather reports).

Examples

• “Lightning closed the cricket ground at lunch.”
• “Do not write lighting for a thunderstorm — that is lamps, not lightning.”

Good to know

Uncountable weather: lightning. Event: a lightning strike. Mix-up: lighting. Sound: thunder. Met Office / sport postponements.

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