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heat lightning

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heat lightning [′hēt ‚līt·niŋ]
(geophysics)
Nontechnically, the luminosity observed from ordinary lightning too far away for its thunder to be heard.


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I used to lie in my bed by the open window, watching the heat lightning play softly along the horizon, or looking up at the gaunt frame of the windmill against the blue night sky.
The thunder continued to rumble and flashes of heat lightning lit up the eastern sky.
 
 
 
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