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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a single sharp crash of thunder
2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a clap of thunder 2. something sharp, loud, or sudden like a clap of thunder

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a crash of thunder. 2 something startling or unexpected.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thunderclap Thun"der*clap`, n. A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity. ``Thunderclaps that make them quake.'' --Spenser. When suddenly the thunderclap was heard. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(thunderclaps) A thunderclap is a short loud noise that you hear in the sky just after you see a flash of lightning. N-COUNT