St Elmo's fire

A form of St. Elmo's fire — An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.

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Meanings

nounSt Elmo's fire (countable and uncountable, plural St Elmo's fires)

plural St Elmo's fires

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of St. Elmo's fire.
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