St. Elmo's fire
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.
Noun
[edit]St. Elmo's fire (usually uncountable, plural St. Elmo's fires)
- An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
Synonyms
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[edit]electrical discharge
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