Sentences with 'thunder'
Example sentences and phrases with the word thunder and other words derived from it.
• « You can tell how close the storm is by counting the seconds between the lightning, which is seen instantaneously, and the thunder, which travels at the speed of sound (300 meters per second at 0 degrees C., and 340 at 15°). Divide the number of seconds by three to get the distance in kilometers, or multiply by 340 to get the distance in meters. »
• « Nigel Ogden, a purser, was in the front galley near the door when he heard what sounded like thunder. He turned and saw Captain Lancaster emerging through the gap where the plane's windscreen had been. Ogden leapt over the radio console and straddled the captain's seat to grab Lancaster around the waist. »