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sea fire

noun

Definition of sea fire 

: marine bioluminescence

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 Back in early October, ships in the Caspian sea fired 26 missiles at 11 targets in north and northwest Syria. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "What a U.S.-Russian War in Syria Could Look Like," 9 Oct. 2015

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First Known Use of sea fire

1814, in the meaning defined above

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