lightning conductor

noun

A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning.

Similar
lightning rod
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Meanings

nounlightning conductor (plural lightning conductors)

plural lightning conductors

  1. UKA metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning.

    Synonyms: lightning rod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning.

Similar
lightning rod

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning

Similar
lightning rod
Broader
conductor
Also see
lightning rod

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

lightning conductor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20conductor

MLA

“lightning conductor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20conductor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightning conductor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20conductor.

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