lightning conductor
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lightning conductor, rod

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

lightning conductor [′līt·niŋ kən‚dək·tər]

(electricity)

A conductor designed to carry the current of a lightning discharge from a lightning rod to ground.

lightning conductor, lightning rod

lightning conductor

A metallic cable or rod, running from the highest point on the roof of a building (and insulated from it) to the ground; protects the building, should lightning strike, by providing a direct path to ground.

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lightning conductor (redirected from lightning rods)

lightning conductor
(redirected from lightning rods)