lightning arrester
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A lightning arrester no bigger than a quart-size fruit jar receives the bolt, discharges it harmlessly through its coils.
From Time Magazine Archive
But talking of radio reminds me that we ought to get busy with that lightning arrester we were talking about.”
From The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room by Allen Chapman
Don't fail to use a lightning arrester, or better, a lightning switch, for your receiving set.
From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins
Incidentally, radio antennae should be properly grounded and have an approved lightning arrester.
From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman
Stumbling through the débris that covered the floor, Bucks made his way to the operator’s table and put his hand up to cut in the lightning arrester.
From The Mountain Divide by Armand Both
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