lightning conductor
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We are also about to find out what happens when the lightning conductor is removed from a building and it remains stormy.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
You hear of microphones being hit by lightning; and the scaffolding around the stage is basically a lightning conductor.
From BBC • May 22, 2018
Kennedy’s firsthand experience of visceral hunger in America ran as a lightning conductor through his run for the White House.
From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2018
In general, Shapiro sees Shakespeare in a more benign context as a lightning conductor for American political and economic culture.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2016
All danger buildings should be protected by a lightning conductor, or covered with barbed wire, as suggested by Professor Sir Oliver J. Lodge, F.R.S.,
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
