Saint Elmo's fires

English

Noun

Saint Elmo's fires

  1. plural of Saint Elmo's fire
    • 1992, Ray Bradbury, Green Shadows, White Whale‎:
      The Saint Elmo's fires are put out and the storm dies.
    • 1999, Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, Skies of Fury‎, page 97:
      First spotted at the top of ships' masts (where they were considered a good omen), Saint Elmo's fires are typically seen around tall metal grounded objects, such as lightning rods, aircraft wings, and chimney tops.
    • 2005, Harold Bloom, Novelists and Novels‎, page 457:
      Who knows what dangers await them, what Adamastor they will encounter, what Saint Elmo's fires they will see rise from the sea, what columns of water will such in the air only to expel it once it has been settled?
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