Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A discharge of blue light that starts from the top of active thunderstorm clouds and proceeds upwards. Also called reverse lightning.
WordNet 3.0
- n. atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
Examples
“As his Hummer limo glided up to a bright blue jet parked at the ramp of Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport’s executive terminal, Rex Hayden took another swig of Bloody Mary in an attempt to take the edge off his pounding hangover.”
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Unusual weather and environmental phenomena.
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reesetee Scientists from the University of Alaska were studying a massive hailstorm in Arkansas from a plane when they saw rays of blue light discharging far above the tops of clouds. The rays were traveling at 216,000 mph. Blue jets are rare and are barely seen with the naked eye. They may be linked to powerful hailstorms.
Sep 23, 2007