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Noun: red sprites
  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)
    - sprites

Type of: atmospheric electricity

Encyclopedia: Red sprites

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