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
- chemiluminescence
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- chemisette
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- chemism
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- chemisorb
- chemisorbed
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- chemisorption
- chemisorptions
- chemist
- chemist's shop
- chemistries
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- chemistry set