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
: 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
Word History
Etymology
St. Elmo (Erasmus) †303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors
First Known Use
1753, in the meaning defined above
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- hypochlorous acid
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