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red sprite

red sprite noun: an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a large but weak luminous flash that appears directly above an active thunderstorm system and is coincident with a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike.

Noun

red sprite (plural red sprites)

  1. An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a large but weak luminous flash that appears directly above an active thunderstorm system and is coincident with a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike.
    • Red sprites flash high above thunderstorm clouds.1999, Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, Skies of fury: weather weirdness around the world, Simon and Schuster, page 99

Forms of red sprite

pluralred sprites

Questions about red sprite

What does red sprite mean?
Red sprite means an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a large but weak luminous flash that appears directly above an active thunderstorm system and is coincident with a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike.
What part of speech is red sprite?
Red sprite is a noun.
What is the plural of red sprite?
The plural of red sprite is red sprites.

Words near red sprite in the dictionary

  1. red spiral galaxies
  2. red spiral galaxy
  3. red spirals
  4. Red Spot
  5. red spot disease
  6. red sprite
  7. red sprites
  8. red spruce
  9. red spruces
  10. red spurge
  11. red squad

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