мо́лния — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
• lightning adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.

Senses

мо́лния is used for these senses in English:

• bolt A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
• zip fastener A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.

bolt — full definition

1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
3. noun A flash of lightning.
4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

lightning — full definition

1. adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.
2. verb To produce flashes of lightning during a storm.

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