e/Dry lightning

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has gloss	eng: Dry lightning is a term which is used to refer to lightning strikes occurring without precipitation. The term is a technical misnomer since lightning is obviously not wet in any instance, and also because the thunderstorms which sometimes cause it actually do produce precipitation, although the precipitation does not reach the ground.
lexicalization	eng: Dry lightning
instance of	(noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" conditions, weather condition, atmospheric condition, weather