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LIGHTNING ARRESTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lightning arrester mean?
• LIGHTNING ARRESTER (noun)
The noun LIGHTNING ARRESTER has 1 sense:
1. electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
Familiarity information: LIGHTNING ARRESTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lightning arrester; spike arrester; spike suppressor; surge protector; surge suppressor
Hypernyms ("lightning arrester" is a kind of...):
suppresser; suppressor (an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents)
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