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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 currentplay

  Familiarity information: LIGHTNING ARRESTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIGHTNING ARRESTER (noun)


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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