Usually means: Glowing weather phenomenon at mastheads.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word St Elmo's fire:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. St. Elmo's fire: Merriam-Webster
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  10. st. elmo's fire: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. St. Elmo's fire: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. St. Elmos Fire, St Elmos Fire, St. Elmo's fire, St Elmo's fire: Encyclopedia

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  1. St. Elmo's fire: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. Weather Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. St. Elmo's Fire: Urban Dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. National Weather Service Glossary (No longer online)
  3. St. Elmo's Fire: Latitude Mexico

Definitions from Wiktionary (St Elmo's fire)

noun:  Alternative spelling of St. Elmo's fire [An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.]


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