Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
THUNDERCLAP
bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap
(noun) a shocking surprise; “news of the attack came like a bombshell”
thunderclap
(noun) a single sharp crash of thunder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thunderclap (plural thunderclaps)
A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble
Verb
thunderclap (third-person singular simple present thunderclaps, present participle thunderclapping, simple past and past participle thunderclapped)
(intransitive) To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap.
Source: Wiktionary
Thun"der*clap`, n.
Definition: A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity. "Thunderclaps that make them quake." Spenser. When suddenly the thunderclap was heard. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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