Saint Elmo's Fire Definition

ĕlmōz
noun
A visible electric discharge (corona) from charged, esp. pointed, objects, as the tips of masts, spires, trees, etc.: seen sometimes during electrical storms.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of St. Elmo's fire.
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Noun

Singular:
Saint Elmo's fire
Plural:
saint-elmo-s-fires

Origin of Saint Elmo's Fire

  • After Saint Elmo , fourth-century ad patron saint of sailors

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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