lightning surge

lightning surge

[′līt·niŋ ‚sərj]
(electricity)
A transient disturbance in an electric circuit due to lightning.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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