Saint Elmo's fire

Saint El·mo's fire

noun \ˈsānt-ˈel-(ˌ)mōz-\

Definition of SAINT ELMO'S FIRE

: a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush discharge of electricity —called also Saint Elmo's light

Origin of SAINT ELMO'S FIRE

St. Elmo (Erasmus) †303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors

First Known Use: 1753

Rhymes with SAINT ELMO'S FIRE

British Empire, down-to-the-wire, Second Empire, under the wire