St. Elmo's Fire
Eighties ensemble drama
St.
Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which a bright, bluish glow appears at the tips of pointed objects—ship masts, airplane wings, lightning rods, even cattle horns—during thunderstorms.
The glow results from electrical discharge in the atmosphere and poses no danger.
Sailors named it after their patron saint, taking the luminous display as a sign of his protection.
- glowSteady, soft light
- blue glowLight tinged with sky-color
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- mastVessel's sail support
ship · storm · sailors · corona · static · electricity · blue · flame · luminous · weather · phenomenon · Brat Pack · 1985 · movie · atmosphere · discharge · eerie · sparks
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St. Elmo's Firelightning bolt
Atmospheric electrical discharge
lightning strike · thunderbolt · forked lightning · ball lightning · darkness
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