thunderbolt
noun/ˈθʌndəbəʊlt/
/ˈθʌndərbəʊlt/
- a flash of lightning that comes at the same time as the noise of thunder and that hits something
- (figurative) The news hit them like a thunderbolt (= was very shocking).
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