horn arrester

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horn arrester [′hȯrn ə′res·tər]

(electricity)

A lightning arrester in which the spark gap has thick wire horns that spread outward and upward; the arc forms at the narrowest bottom part of the gap, travels upward, and extinguishes itself when it reaches the widest part of the gap. Also known as horn lightning arrester.

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