corposant
/ (ˈkɔːpəˌzænt) /
noun
another name for Saint Elmo's fire
Word Origin for corposant
C17: from Portuguese
corpo-santo, literally: holy body, from Latin
corpus sanctum
Words nearby corposant
corporative,
corporatize,
corporator,
corporeal,
corporeity,
corposant,
corps,
corps de ballet,
corps diplomatique,
corps of engineers,
corpse
Example sentences from the Web for corposant
I had seen a ship, and there she was to leeward of us, with the corposant clinging to one of her spars.
The Log of a Privateersman |Harry CollingwoodCorposant, kor′po-zant, n. St Elmo's fire, a ball of fire sometimes seen about a ship during a storm.