Meaning Of The Word Saint Elmo's fire
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What's The Definition Of Saint Elmo's fire?
Saint Elmo's fire in American English
a visible electric discharge (corona) from charged, esp. pointed, objects, as the tips of masts, spires, trees, etc.: seen sometimes during electrical storms noun Saint Elmo's fire in British English noun: (not in technical usage) a luminous region that sometimes appears around church spires, the masts of ships, etc. It is a corona discharge in the air caused by atmospheric electricity |
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