SAINT ELMO'S FIRE

Meaning of SAINT ELMO'S FIRE in English

[Saint El.mo's fire] n [St. Elmo (Erasmus) d. 303 Ital. bishop & patron saint of sailors] (1814): a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush discharge of electricity--called also Saint Elmo's light

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SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — noun Etymology: Saint Elmo (Erasmus) died 303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors Date: 1753 a flaming phenomenon sometimes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — Glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the extremities of …
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — noun or saint elmo's light -ˈel(ˌ)mōz- ; or saint ulmo's fire or saint ulmo's light -ˈəl(ˌ)mōz- Usage: usually capitalized S&E&U …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — /el"mohz/ . See St. Elmo's fire.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — noun Etymology: Saint Elmo ( Erasmus ) died 303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors Date: 1753 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — the glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the extremities …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — Glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the extremities of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — Pronunciation: ' s ā nt- ' el-( ˌ )m ō z- Function: noun Etymology: Saint Elmo ( Erasmus ) † …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — огни святого Эльма ( электрические разряды, предвещающие шторм )
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SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — огни святого Эльма ( электрические разряды, предвещающие шторм )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — огни святого Эльма ( электрические разряды, предвещающие шторм )
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SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — сущ. свечение на концах мачт, огни святого Эльма Syn: corposant
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SAINT ELMO'S FIRE — сущ. свечение на концах мачт, огни святого Эльма Syn: corposant
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
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Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
Английский словарь Webster
SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
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SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
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FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
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SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELMO — Elmo BrE AmE ˈelm əʊ AmE \ -oʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAINT — A piece of spoilt timber in a coach-maker's shop, like a saint, devoted to the flames. SAINT GEOFFREY'S DAY. Never, …
Slang English vocab
ELMO — Classification: Town Located in: Utah (UT) Total Population (2000): 368 Total Housing Units (2000): 120 Land Area (square meters): 1594022 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ELMO — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Montana (MT) Total Population (2000): 143 Total Housing Units (2000): 62 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ELMO — Classification: City Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 166 Total Housing Units (2000): 95 Land Area (square meters): 557477 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
SAINT — n. 25B6; noun . See list. hagio-. Saints and Their Feast Days Agatha 5 February Agnes of Bohemia 2 March …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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SAINT — saint.ogg 1. seınt n 1. 1> рел. святой; праведник Buddhist saints - буддистские святые saint's day - день ( какого-л. …
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