lightning conductor

British  

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

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Example Sentences

We are also about to find out what happens when the lightning conductor is removed from a building and it remains stormy.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Kennedy’s firsthand experience of visceral hunger in America ran as a lightning conductor through his run for the White House.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2018

In general, Shapiro sees Shakespeare in a more benign context as a lightning conductor for American political and economic culture.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2016

Wayne Rooney will always be a lightning conductor for debate and conjecture in an England context.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2014

The screw links to tighten the shrouds seldom had to be employed; a copper rope from the truck to a shroud acted as a lightning conductor.

From The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" by MacGregor, John