a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
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
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
anything that acts as a restraint
(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
a series of hills or mountains
