way path way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
primrose path | a life of ease and pleasure |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
firefly lightning bug | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
lightning rod lightning conductor | a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground, protects the building from destruction by lightning |
path | a way especially designed for a particular use |
surge suppressor surge protector spike suppressor spike arrester lightning arrester | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
towpath towing path | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats |
lightning | 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 |
heat lightning | bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings), usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds |
Shining Path Sendero Luminoso SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru, is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world, seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime, is involved in the cocaine trade, Shining Path has been responsible for , deaths |
air lane flight path airway skyway | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
approach path approach glide path glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
path route itinerary | an established line of travel or access |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
Jupiter Fulgur Jupiter Fulminator Lightning Hurler | an epithet for Jupiter |
lightning rod | someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another |
forked lightning chain lightning | a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) |
jet blue jet reverse lightning | atmospheric discharges (lastingmsec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward |
lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |
thunderbolt bolt bolt of lightning | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder |