lightning conductor
lightning rod
a metal strip terminating in a series of sharp points, attached to the highest part of a building, etc, to discharge the electric field before it can reach a dangerous level and cause a lightning strike
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How to use lightning conductor in a sentence
A metal airframe is designed to work as its own lightning conductor.
In England, the first lightning conductor upon a church was not put up until 1762, ten years after Franklin's discovery.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom | Andrew Dickson WhiteThe little cylinder was a lightning conductor to lead away the danger from a vital part.
Golden Lads | Arthur Gleason and Helen Hayes GleasonIn what other place does the sword of a Spanish captain, Mondragone, serve as a lightning-conductor, as at Wemeldingen?
Holland, v. 1 (of 2) | Edmondo de AmicisThey only felt resentment and indignation at Fate, which was their scapegoat and lightning-conductor.
Fair Haven and Foul Strand | August Strindberg
Are you tired of travelling with me and my lightning conductor?
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America | C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
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