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lightning arrester

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lightning arrester
n.
A protective device for electrical equipment that reduces excessive voltage resulting from lightning to a safe level by grounding the discharge.
lightning arrester
n
(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a device that protects electrical equipment, such as an aerial, from an excessive voltage resulting from a lightning discharge or other accidental electric surge, by discharging it to earth
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Noun1.lightning arresterlightning arrester - electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
spike arrester, spike suppressor, surge protector, surge suppressor
suppresser, suppressor - an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents


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