electric kite
now historical
noun
A kite of the kind used by Benjamin Franklin in 1752 to show that lightning is an electrical phenomenon, having a wire on it to attract lightning.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.
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