bead lightning

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: heat lightning

Antonyms: heat lightning

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A relatively rare form of cloud-to-ground [[lightning]] which appears to break up into a string of short, bright sections, and lasts longer than the usual discharge channel.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.