St. Elmo's fire
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St. Elmo's fire
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After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.
noun St. Elmo's fires · St Elmo's fire · Saint Elmo's fire · St. Ulmo's fire
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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!
Similar: corposant, corpusant, composant, Elmo's fire, St. Elmo's light, witchfire, witch's fire
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noun electrical discharge
| Español | fuego de San Telmo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세인트 엘모의 불 seinteu elmoui bul |
| 日本語 | セントエルモの火 sentoerumo no hi |
| 中文 | 聖艾爾摩之火 /圣艾尔摩之火 Shèng Ài'ěrmó zhī huǒ |
| Português | fogo de Santelmo, santelmo |
| Français | feu de Saint-Elme |
| Deutsch | Elmsfeuer |
| Italiano | fuoco di Sant'Elmo |
| Ελληνικά | Άγιοι Νικόληδες Ágioi Nikólides |
| Română | focul Sfântului Elmo |
| Русский | Огни святого Эльма Ogni svjatovo Elʹma |
| العربية | شَرَر القِدِّيس إِلْمُو šarar al-qiddīs ʔilmū |
| עברית | אש אלמו הקדוש |
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