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heat lightning
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heat lightning
(noun)
heat lightning
noun
heat lightning
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAT LIGHTNING
[
noncount
]
chiefly US
:
flashes of light in the sky that happen without the sound of thunder and that are produced by distant lightning
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