sea-fire
sea-fire is the alternative spelling of seafire.
Meaning of seafire
Noun
seafire
- Light which sometimes occurs (caused by the bioluminescence or biophosphorescence of certain organisms) and is visible in seawater on dark nights, typically a pale blue or green colour.
- And when the moon goes down, lo, a wonder on the sea: the waves beat in flame upon the shore; it is fringed with phosphorescence of shifting hue, like acres of electric light. And that is […] that strange seafire we know as little as they who imagined a lake of fire and brimstone.1894, Moncure Daniel Conway, Lessons for the day, discourses, volume 1, page 10
Forms of sea-fire
| plural | sea-fires |
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Questions about sea-fire
- What is sea-fire the alternative spelling of?
- Sea-fire is the alternative spelling of seafire.
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