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Definition of St Elmo’s fire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

St Elmo’s fire

noun

/snt ˌelməʊz ˈfaɪə(r)/

/seɪnt ˌelməʊz ˈfaɪər/

[uncountable]

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a bright area that can appear around pointed objects during a storm, caused by electricity in the atmosphere

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