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Old March 13th 12, 06:42 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Weird lightning effect AKA wildfire
On Tuesday, 13 March 2012 01:12:14 UTC, a l l y wrote:
Anyone recognise what I'm talking about here? We always called it
"wildfire," as I was growing up in Scotland, but I can't find any references
online using that name, and I'd like to know the correct word.


Websters online Dictionary appears to have it From Scots Gaelic: (roidean), teine-sionnachain (lightning without thunder - "wildfire") but I can't open the page.

Good luck.

- Tom.
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