RED SPRITES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red sprites mean? 

• RED SPRITES (noun)
  The noun RED SPRITES has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: RED SPRITES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED SPRITES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

red sprites; sprites

Hypernyms ("red sprites" is a kind of...):

atmospheric electricity (electrical discharges in the atmosphere)