sea fire

noun

First recorded in 1805–15

The plop was echoed from the cliff, and as the nets sank the sea-fire glittered green upon them.

As the net rose we saw a shimmer in the water, not of sea-fire—it was too cold—but of silver-sided herring.

And that terrible water-drinking sea fire called Vadava is the fifth son of Vrihaspati.

The sea-fire shone about them, and they were dripping with water.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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