thunderstorm A2 Topic:Weather & Climate Also spelled thunder-storm US /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/ UK /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/ See IPA manual Freq #21536 Meanings 1 noun A storm with thunder, lightning, and usually heavy rain. We stayed indoors during the thunderstorm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a storm with thunder,... electrical stormlightning storm Word family Forms thunderstorms Common collocations terrific thunderstorm Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From thunder + storm. Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thunderstorm **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/ **Frequency rank:** 21536 ## Meanings 1. A storm with thunder, lightning, and usually heavy rain. ## Examples - We stayed indoors during the thunderstorm. ## Etymology From thunder + storm. ## AI Etymology Thunderstorm is from thunder + storm. The surface analysis is thunder + storm. In present-day use, it can mean a storm with thunder, lightning, and usually heavy rain. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown