Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sprites"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sprites
n : atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as
globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising
to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with
elves) [syn: {red sprites}]
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