Saint El·mo's fire
| \ ˈsānt-ˈel-(ˌ)mōz-
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variants:
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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“Saint Elmo's fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saint%20Elmo%27s%20fire. Accessed 10 May. 2021.
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The first known use of Saint Elmo's fire was in 1753
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