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