thundercrack

English

Etymology

From thunder +‎ crack.

Noun

thundercrack (plural thundercracks)

  1. A peal of thunder; thunderclap.
    • (Can we date this quote by G. K. Chesterton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      His monologue stopped abruptly with a sharp noise like a thundercrack that rolled in dreary echoes round the dismal mere.
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