lightning conductor

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

A metal airframe is designed to work as its own lightning conductor.

From The Daily Beast

In England, the first lightning conductor upon a church was not put up until 1762, ten years after Franklin's discovery.

From Project Gutenberg

The little cylinder was a lightning conductor to lead away the danger from a vital part.

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In what other place does the sword of a Spanish captain, Mondragone, serve as a lightning-conductor, as at Wemeldingen?

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They only felt resentment and indignation at Fate, which was their scapegoat and lightning-conductor.

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Are you tired of travelling with me and my Lightning Conductor?

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