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 lightningconductor - 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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