Lightning Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an avera ...

is an atmospheric discharge of electricity. Lightning or Lightnin may also refer to:

Computing

Lightning (connector) Lightning is a proprietary computer bus and power connector created and designed by Apple Inc. and introduced on , to replace its predecessor, the 30-pin dock connector. The Lightning connector is used to connect Apple mobile devices like iPh ...

, a power and data bus for Apple iPhone, iPod, and iPad products *

Lightning (software) The Lightning project, announced on December 22, 2004, and developed by the Mozilla Foundation, produces an extension that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and newsgroup client and SeaMonkey internet ...

, an extension that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client *

GNU lightning GNU lightning is a free-software library for generating assembly language code at run-time. Version 2.1.3, released in September 2019, supports backends for SPARC (32-bit), x86 (32- and 64-bit), MIPS, ARM (32- and 64-bit), ia64, HPPA, PowerPC ...

, a library for just-in-time compilation * Lightning Network, the blockchain payment protocol * Lightning, a public front end to the Salesforce.com platform

Film and television

* ''Lightnin (1925 film), a comedy by John Ford * ''Lightning'' (1925 film), a German silent drama film * ''Lightning'' (1927 film), an American film of 1927 * ''Lightnin (1930 film), an American Pre-Code comedy film * ''Lightning'' (1952 film), a film by Mikio Naruse * Lightning, a bloodhound in ''

Racing Stripes ''Racing Stripes'' is a 2005 American sports comedy family film directed by Frederik Du Chau. The film was produced by Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Lloyd Phillips and Edward L. McDonnell, based on a script written by David Schmidt, Stev ...

'' *

Lightning (dog) Lightning was a German shepherd from a line of canine silent film stars. A grandson of Strongheart, Lightning was billed as "The Wonder Dog" and "The Marvel Dog". He began life as a runt but grew to be larger than average for the breed, and he wa ...

, a German shepherd who appeared in various 1930s films * Lightning (''Tom and Jerry''), an orange cat in the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * ''Lightning'', a BBC Two television quiz show hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons

Firearms

Colt Lightning Carbine The Colt Lightning Carbine or Colt Lightning Rifle was a slide-action (pump-action) rifle manufactured by Colt from 1884 until 1904 and was originally chambered in .44-40 caliber. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three differen ...

, a rifle manufactured between 1884 and 1904 * AMT Lightning pistol *

AMT Lightning 25/22 The AMT Lightning 25/22 was a .22 LR-caliber semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT). As is alluded to in the nomenclature, the Lightning 25/22 is functionally a clone of the Ruger 10/22 with the substitution of a larger ...

rifle

Literature

* ''Lightning'' (novel), a 1988 novel by Dean Koontz * ''Lightning'', a 1984

87th Precinct The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several o ...

novel by Ed McBain * ''Lightnin (play), a 1918 play *

Lightning (DC Comics) Lightning is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Not pinpointed with direct reference, Lightning first appears in the miniseries '' Kingdom Come'' in 1996, written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Ale ...

(Jennifer Pierce), a DC Comics superhero * Lightning, one of the superpowered brothers Thunder and Lightning * Lightning, a member of the Tower Comics

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'' is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday pe ...

Military

* Lockheed P-38 Lightning, an American fighter aircraft of World War II *

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather Stealth aircraft, stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both Air superiority fighter, air superiority and attack ...

, a US/UK fighter aircraft, the Joint Strike Fighter * HMS ''Lightning'' (1806), a Thais-class fireship * HMS ''Lightning'' (1829), an 18-gun sloop * HMS ''Lightning'' (1876), a torpedo boat * HMS ''Lightning'' (1895), a Janus-class destroyer * HMS ''Lightning'' (G55), a 1940 L-class destroyer *

English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It was capable of a top speed of above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufa ...

, a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era * Advising Platform Lightning, a military base in Afghanistan operated by NATO *

78th Infantry Division (United States) The 78th Training Division (Operations) ("Lightning") is a unit of the United States Army which served in World War I and World War II as the 78th Infantry Division, and currently trains and evaluates units of the United States Army Reserve for d ...

or Lightning

Music

* Lightning Records, a record label founded in the 1970s * ''Lightning'' (album), a 2012 album by Matt & Kim * "Lightning" (song), a 2011 song by The Wanted * "Lightning", a song by Little Mix from ''

Get Weird ''Get Weird'' is the third studio album released by British girl group Little Mix, on 6 November 2015, through Syco Music and Columbia Records. The group began work on a previous album before it was scrapped in 2014, with only a few tracks makin ...

'' * "Lightning", a song by Charli XCX from ''

Crash Crash or CRASH may refer to: Common meanings * Collision, an impact between two or more objects * Crash (computing), a condition where a program ceases to respond * Cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating * Couch su ...

'' * "Lightning", a song by Eric Church from '' Sinners Like Me'' * "Lightning", a song by

Counting Crows Counting Crows is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in 1991, the band consists of guitarist David Bryson, drummer Jim Bogios, vocalist Adam Duritz, keyboardist Charlie Gillingham, David Immerglück, bass guitarist M ...

, one of the "Flying Demos" * "Lightning", a song by Supernaut

People

Nickname

* Lightnin' Chance (1925–2005), American session musician Floyd Chance *

Lightnin' Hopkins Samuel John "Lightnin" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list ...

(1912–1982), American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sam John Hopkins *

Lightnin' Slim Otis Verries Hicks, known as Lightnin' Slim (March 13, 1913 – July 27, 1974), was an American blues musician who played Louisiana blues and swamp blues for Excello Records. The blues critic ED Denson ranked him as one of the five great bl ...

(1913–1974), African-American blues musician Otis V. Hicks *

René Hall René Joseph Hall (September 26, 1912 ‒ February 11, 1988) was an American guitarist and arranger. He was among the most important behind the scenes figures in early rock and roll, but his career spanned the period from the late 1920s to the ...

(1911–1988), nicknamed Lightnin', American jazz banjoist * Steve Krulevitz (born 1951), American tennis player

Stage name or ring name

Jeff Farmer (wrestler) Jeffrey Farmer (born August 14, 1962) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as The nWo Sting, an impostor version of the orig ...

or Lightning, American professional wrestler * Lightning (''Gladiators'') or Kim Betts (born 1971), English bodybuilder and a star of the UK version of ''Gladiators'' * Lightning (wrestler), Puerto Rican professional wrestler * Lightning, professional wrestler from the '' Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling''

Surname

Cody Lightning Cody Lightning (born August 8, 1986) is a Cree actor from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Kerry Benjoe, "Indigenous film world filled with people passionate about their art". ''Regina Leader-Post'', December 12, 2015. He is the son of Georgina Lightning ...

(born 1986), Cree Native American actor *

Crystle Lightning Crystle Lea Lightning (born February 5, 1981) is a Canadian-American film actress, musician, DJ, and hip-hop MC. Early life Lightning holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada. She is the daughter of director and actress Georgina ...

(born 1981), American/Canadian actress and musician *

Georgina Lightning Georgina Lightning is a First Nations film director, screenwriter, and actress. Biography Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she is an enrolled member of the Samson Cree Nation. She was raised off-reserve, near the Samson community in Edmonton, Albert ...

, Canadian First Nations film director, screenwriter and actress, mother of Crystle and Cody Lightning *

Royston Lightning Royston Lightning () is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Herbert River Junior Rugby League, and from 1996 to 1998 for the Canberra Raiders, as a . He later played for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland C ...

, Australian rugby league player

Places

* Lightning (Atlanta), a former neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States * Lightning Peak (disambiguation), several mountain peaks in Canada and the United States * Lightning Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Sports

Australia

Adelaide Lightning The Adelaide Lightning is an Australian professional women's basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League ( WNBL). The club is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The club was formed in 1993 and they play i ...

, a Women's Basketball League team *

Lightning Stakes The Black Caviar Lightning, registered as the Lightning Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in February. Prize mone ...

, a thoroughbred horse race * Pine Hills Lightning, a Greater Brisbane League baseball club

Ireland

* Drogheda Lightning, a defunct American football team (2010–2015) *

Leinster Lightning Leinster Lightning is one of three provincial cricket teams in Ireland. Along with the North West Warriors and Northern Knights it makes up the Inter-Provincial Championship, Interprovincial One-Day Trophy and Interprovincial Twenty20 Cup. T ...

, a provincial cricket team

United Kingdom

Guildford Lightning Guildford Lightning are a women's ice hockey team whose home and training ground is at the Guildford Spectrum in Guildford, Surrey, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to i ...

, a Women's Premier League ice hockey team in Guildford, Surrey * Lancashire Lightning, the name for the Lancashire County Cricket Club during one-day matches * Lightning (women's cricket), a women's cricket team based in the East Midlands * Loughborough Lightning (disambiguation), several teams in Loughborough, Leicestershire

United States

* Buffalo Lightning, former name (1998-2005) of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres Junior "A" ice hockey team from Buffalo, New York *

Carolina Lightnin' The Carolina Lightnin' was an American soccer club based in Charlotte, North Carolina that was a member of the American Soccer League. The Lightnin' played home matches at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Attendance at home games averaged 6,000 ...

, a defunct American Soccer League team (1981–1984) *

Colorado Lightning The Colorado Lightning was an American professional indoor soccer team, founded in 2008. The team was a charter member of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro), the Second division (at the time of play) of arena (indoor) soccer in No ...

, a Professional Arena Soccer League founded in 2008 * Dallas Lightning, a defunct United Soccer Leagues W-League team (1993–1996) *

Detroit Lightning The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979–1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15–17. The team's home arena was Cobo Arena. On May 28, 1980, at the end of the 1979–1980 ...

, a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise for the 1979–1980 season *

Los Angeles Lightning The Los Angeles Lightning was a professional basketball team in the Independent Basketball Association (IBA). The Lightning was owned by Mark Harwell, an entertainment industry executive, and played at the Gilbert Sports Arena on the campus of Cal ...

, a professional basketball team in the Independent Basketball Association *

Louisville Lightning Louisville Lightning was an American men's professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The Lightning competed in the Professional Arena Soccer League, as a member of the Major Arena Soccer League, Eastern Division. The club began play ...

, a Professional Arena Soccer League team founded in 2008 * Minnesota Lightning, a women's United Soccer Leagues W-League team *

Oklahoma City Lightning The Oklahoma City Lightning is a full-contact women's American football team in the Women's Spring Football League based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Home games are played at Taft Stadium. Formerly a member of the Independent Women's Football Leag ...

, a full-contact American football team in the Women's Spring Football League *

Rockford Lightning The Rockford Lightning was a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. History The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses fro ...

, a defunct Continental Basketball League franchise *

Stockton Lightning The Stockton Lightning were a professional arena football team based in Stockton, California. They were members of the Western Division of the National Conference of the arenafootball2 (af2). The Lightning joined af2 2006 as an expansion team. Th ...

, a defunct indoor football team (2006–2010) *

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

, a National Hockey League ice hockey franchise * West Coast Lightning, a Women's Football Alliance expansion team

Other countries

London Lightning The London Lightning is a Canadian professional basketball team based in London, Ontario, Canada, with home games at the Budweiser Gardens. The team is a charter member of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) that began play for the 201 ...

, a Canadian professional basketball team based in London, Ontario * Tel Aviv Lightning, an Israel Baseball League franchise

Transportation

Aircraft

* Beechcraft Lightning, an experimental civilian turboprop aircraft * Sport Copter Lightning, American autogyro

Automotive

Lightning Car Company The Lightning Car Company is a British sports car developer, originally based in Fulham and Peterborough, the company relocated to Coventry and is focused on the development and production of high performance electric sports cars. As of August ...

, a British company that builds electric sports cars **

Lightning GT The Lightning GT is a battery-electric sports car under development by the Lightning Car Company, a London-based privately owned and funded business. The project was initially unveiled to the public in July 2008 at the British International M ...

, the flagship vehicle of the aforementioned car company * Ford Lightning (disambiguation), three pickup trucks made by Ford Motor Company *

BSA Lightning The BSA Lightning is a British BSA 650 cc-class motorcycle made in Birmingham between 1965 and 1972. Development The BSA Lightning was designed as the all-round sports machine of the 1960s,''Motorcycle Sport'', June 1969, p.226 ''BSA Lig ...

, a motorcycle produced by BSA between 1965 and 1972

Rail

Lightning Route The Capital City Street Railway, also known as the Lightning Route, was the first citywide system of streetcars established in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 15, 1886.The Alabama Department of Archives and History page mentions streetcar developme ...

, an early tram service in Montgomery, Alabama, United States * ''Lightning'', a

GWR Iron Duke Class The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work. History The prototype locomotive, ''Great Western'', was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon ...

locomotive on the Great Western Railway from 1847 to 1878 * ''Lightning'', one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915

Ships and boats

* ''Lightning'' (clipper), a clipper ship built by Donald McKay in 1854 *

Lightning (dinghy) The Lightning is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens, as a one-design racer and first built in 1938.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages ...

, a 19-foot one-design sloop-rigged sailing dinghy designed in 1938 for three-man class racing

Other uses

* Lightning (Entertainment City), a roller coaster at Entertainment City in Kuwait *

Lightning (Revere Beach) Lightning was a wooden roller coaster that operated from 1927 until 1933 at Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts. It was one of the infamous Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters which were constructed by noted roller coaster engineer Harry G. Traver i ...

, a roller coaster that formerly operated at Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts * Lightning (''Final Fantasy''), the female protagonist from ''Final Fantasy XIII'' * Lightning, a game mode in ''

Bejeweled 3 ''Bejeweled 3'' is a tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games. It is the fifth game in the ''Bejeweled'' series following '' Bejeweled Blitz'' and succeeds ''Bejeweled 2'' as the latest mainline title in the ''Be ...

'' * Lightning Spell, a spell found in the 2012 strategy game ''

Clash of Clans ''Clash of Clans'' is a 2012 free-to-play mobile strategy video game developed and published by Finnish game developer Supercell. The game was released for iOS platforms on August 2, 2012, and on Google Play for Android on October 7, 2013. ...

'' * Lightning, the horse of the mythical American cowboy

Pecos Bill Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invented as short stories in a book by Tex O'Reill ...

* Lightning, the mascot of Middle Tennessee State University