Heat lightning
Heat lightning noun - Bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds.
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Lightning and heat lightning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lightning" instead a noun phrase "Heat lightning".
Lightning
Lightning noun - The flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more.
Heat lightning and lightning are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Heat lightning" with "Lightning", this terms are similar.
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