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
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Lightning conductor
A metal device that leads an electrical charge from a strike by lightning safely to the ground; typically a braided copper wire connected to a lightning rod on the roof and grounded to a water pipe or other underground metal conductor.
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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.
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lightning conductor, lightning rod

lightning conductor
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