lightning conductor (redirected from lightning conductors)

lightning conductor, rod

n

(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) 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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Noun

1.

lightning conductor - a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning lightning rod conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

Translations

lightning conductor, (US) lightning rod

n → Blitzableiter m; he is a lightning rod for controversy (US fig) → er gibt immer Anlass zu Kontroversen

lightning conductor lightning rod (Am) n → parafulmine m

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lightning conductor lightning rod (Am) n → parafulmine m