| 单词 | lightning conductor |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslightning conductor lightning conductor n. a metal rod or wire fixed to the top of a building, mast, etc., to convey the electric current of a lightning strike harmlessly to earth; also figurative (cf. lightning rod n. 2). [Compare slightly earlier conductor n. 12c.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence > device or contrivance to protect a thing or person > lightning conductor lightning rod1770 lightning conductor1773 thunder-rod1784 paratonnerre1821 lightning arrester1852 lightning discharger1853 1773 Morning Chron. & London Advertiser 9 June (advt.) Lightning conductors. Carefully put up on Houses, &c. 1814 W. Bentley Diary 23 June (1914) IV. 262 The post remained, retained on the side of the steeple by the Lightning conductors. 1832 2nd Rep. Brit. Assoc. (1833) 564 This ship had not a lightning conductor up at the time. 1987 K. Rushforth Tree Planting & Managem. (1990) vii. 126 Lightning conductors can be fitted to trees, but the cost is high and not often justified, unless the tree is very exposed and will inevitably be used for shelter during storms. 1992 Forum for Mod. Lang. Stud. Jan. 1/68 Katrin..is able to tell Lucien of her willingness to serve as the lightning-conductor for his angers and nerves. 2003 New Yorker 4 Aug. 5/3 The boat returned with..some rigging, the chain of the lightning conductor—and the ship's cat. < as lemmas |
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