SaintElmo's fire

SaintElmo's fire
Saint El·mo's fire (ĕlʹmōz) n.
A visible electric discharge on a pointed object, such as the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane, during an electrical storm. Also called corposant.
  [AfterSaint Elmo, fourth-century A.D. patron saint of sailors.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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