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Lightning conductor   /lˈaɪtnɪŋ kəndˈəktər/   Listen
Lightning conductor

noun
1.
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning.  Synonym: lightning rod.






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"Lightning conductor" Quotes from Famous Books



... especially remember the firmament between the lurid thunder clouds looking quite blue, so intense was the light. The thunder rolled on without cessation, but the tremendous claps occurred only at intervals. We have no lightning conductor, and I felt somewhat anxious; went below and prayed God to preserve us from lightning and fire, read the magnificent chapter at the end of Job. As the storm went on, I thought that at that very hour you were praying "From lightning and tempest, ...
— Life of John Coleridge Patteson • Charlotte M. Yonge



Words linked to "Lightning conductor" :   conductor, lightning rod



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