thunder plate
åskplåt
plancha de truenos
Donnerblech
lamiera del tuono
donderplaat
tôle à tonnerre
plech na hromobití
Velký zavěšený plech který po zatřesení vydává zvuky hromů.
Stålplåt som när den skakas låter likt åska.
Una hoja grande de metal con agarradores en su parte inferior que produce un sonido de tormenta y truenos al ser movida o golpeada
A large suspended steel sheet with handles which produces a thunder-like rumble when shaken or beaten.
thunder sheet
Thunder Sheet
Tong strip of sheet iron hung from the flys. When shaken or struck it resembles the sound of thunder.
Around 1700
A thunder sheet is a large, thin sheet of metal that is shaken to produce the sound of thunder for a play. Dramatist John Dennis is credited with the first use of thunder sheets for his tragedy Appius and Virginia. His invention was stolen by another theatre production, gaving rise to the phrase, stole my thunder.