SINCE 1828
Saint Elmo's fire
noun
Saint El·mo's fire
| \ ˈsānt-ˈel-(ˌ)mōz-
\
\
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
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on Saint Elmo's fire
What made you want to look up Saint Elmo's fire? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share Saint Elmo's fire
Resources for Saint Elmo's fire