Phrase guide
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noun
A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic
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History
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Across languages
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