lightning conductor
noun [C] UK (US lightning rod)Definition
› a strip of metal, going from the highest point of a building to the ground, that prevents lightning from damaging the building by taking the electricity to the ground before it can reach a dangerous levelPoles, rods, shafts and sticks
(Definition of lightning conductor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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