chain lightning

== English == === Noun === chain lightning (uncountable) (chiefly US, Canada) Lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked flashes. (US, especially attributively) (A person or thing that is) very fast and dynamic. (chiefly US, slang, obsolete) A high-proof whiskey or other spirit that has not been allowed to mature; a poor-quality or adulterated spirit. [mid-19th to early 20th century] Synonyms: hooch, moonshine, red-eye, rotgut, squirrel whiskey ==== See also ==== bead lightning fork lightning === References ===