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St. Elmo's fires

St. Elmo's fires is the plural of St. Elmo's fire.

Meaning of St. Elmo's fire

Noun

St. Elmo's fire (usually uncountable, plural St. Elmo's fires)

  1. (usually) An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
    • I can see a new horizon, underneath a blazing sky.
      I’ll be where the eagle’s flying, higher and higher!
      Gonna be a man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels.
      Take me where the future lies, in St. Elmo’s fire!1985 June 23, “St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)”, David Foster, John Parr (lyrics), performed by John Parr

Questions about St. Elmo's fires

What is St. Elmo's fires the plural of?
St. Elmo's fires is the plural of St. Elmo's fire.

Words near St. Elmo's fires in the dictionary

  1. St. David's
  2. St. Dominguan
  3. St. Dominguans
  4. St. Domingue
  5. St. Elmo's fire
  6. St. Elmo's fires
  7. St. Elmo's light
  8. St. Elmo's lights
  9. St. Elsewhere
  10. St. Felix
  11. St. Fiden

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