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Noun: lightning conductor  'lIt-ning kun'dúk-tu(r)
  1. A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning
    "The tall skyscraper was equipped with a lightning conductor";
    - lightning rod

Derived forms: lightning conductors

Type of: conductor

Encyclopedia: Lightning conductor