Nautical term : St. Elmo's Fire, the luminous appearance, a form of electrical discharge, seen on the masts and yards of ships at sea.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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(astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.