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Noun: blue jet
  1. Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
    "Scientists captured images of blue jets during a thunderstorm";
    - jet, reverse lightning

Derived forms: blue jets

Type of: atmospheric electricity

Encyclopedia: Blue jet