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

On internet chatrooms and in online debates, he is a ubiquitous reference point, a lightning conductor in many contemporary social and intellectual disagreements.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2019

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

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur