thundercrack

English

Etymology

thunder +‎ crack

Noun

thundercrack (plural thundercracks)

  1. A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
    • G. K. Chesterton
      His monologue stopped abruptly with a sharp noise like a thundercrack that rolled in dreary echoes round the dismal mere.
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