St. Elmo's fire
Вогні святого Ельма
Огни святого Эльма
Elmsfeuer
An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization…An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
Elmsfeuer
Огни святого ЭльмаOgni svjatovo Elʹma
Вогні святого ЕльмаVohni svjatoho Elʹma
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.
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Forms
plural: St. Elmo's firesSynonyms
7 synonymscorposantElmo's fireSt. Elmo's lightwitchfirewitch's firecorpusantcomposant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable