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St. elmo's fire

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Noun
  1. 1
    An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms. uncountable, usually

    "I can see a new horizon, underneath a blazing sky. I’ll be where the eagle’s flying, higher and higher! Gonna be a man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels. Take me where the future lies, in St. Elmo’s fire!"

  2. 2
    an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere wordnet

Etymology

After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.

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