Saint El·mo's fire | \ ˈsānt-ˈel-(ˌ)mōz- 
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or St. Elmo's fire or less commonly Saint Elmo's light or St. Elmo's light
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
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The first known use of Saint Elmo's fire was in 1753
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