'Thunderclap' definitions:
Definition of 'thunderclap'
From: WordNet
noun
A single sharp crash of thunder
noun
A shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap]
Definition of 'Thunderclap'
From: GCIDE
- Thunderclap \Thun"der*clap`\, n. A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity. "Thunderclaps that make them quake." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- When suddenly the thunderclap was heard. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]