thunderstone
/ˈθʌndərˌstoʊn/
noun
- A stone or rock that people in the past believed was thrown down by thunder or lightning, often actually a prehistoric tool or fossil.
- The old man showed us a smooth, dark thunderstone his grandfather had found in the field.
- In folklore, carrying a thunderstone was said to protect a house from lightning strikes.
- The museum displayed a thunderstone that farmers once thought fell from the sky during storms.
- A mythical or magical stone associated with thunder and lightning in various cultures.
- According to the legend, the hero used a thunderstone to defeat the storm giant.
- Some ancient tribes believed a thunderstone could bring rain during a drought.
- The fantasy novel described a glowing thunderstone that controlled the weather.