chain lightning
noun
1.
Chiefly Northeastern and Western U.S.
lightning that seems to move very quickly in wavy or zigzag lines.
2.
bead lightning
.
Origin
1825-35,
Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for
chain lightning
chain lightning
noun
1.
another name for
forked lightning
Slang definitions & phrases for
chain lightning
chain lightning
noun phrase
Inferior whiskey
(1843+)