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red sprites

red sprites is the plural of red sprite.

Meaning of red sprite

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

Questions about red sprites

What is red sprites the plural of?
Red sprites is the plural of red sprite.

Words near red sprites in the dictionary

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

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