St. Elmo's fire
English
Alternative forms
- Saint Elmo's fire
- St. Elmo's light
Etymology
After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.
Noun
St. Elmo's fire (countable and uncountable, plural St. Elmo's fires)
- An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
Synonyms
- corposant
- Elmo's fire
Translations
electrical discharge
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