Comes with thunder

noun

1. The flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity
2. A sudden stroke of fortune

   "candidates … hoping for real lightning to strike"

adjective

1. Having or moving with or as if with the speed and suddenness of lightning

   "a lightning assault"

verb

1. To discharge a flash of lightning

noun

1. A device for protecting an electrical apparatus from damage by lightning

noun

1. Firefly

noun

1. A grounded metallic rod set up on a structure (such as a building) to protect it from lightning
2. One that serves to divert attack from another
3. One that is a frequent target of criticism or focus of controversy

   "she has become a convenient lightning rod for voters' discontent with law-and-order issues"

noun

1. A metal rod that is placed on a building and connected with the ground below to protect the building from being damaged by lightning

idiom

1. Used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place

   "The team was lucky to get that win but may not do as well next time. Lightning never strikes twice."

noun

1. A strike by workers that is done very suddenly
2. An occurrence of something being hit by lightning

   "The forest fire was caused by a lightning strike."

noun

1. A rare form of lightning consisting of luminous balls that may move along solid objects or float in the air