lightning rod
Noun
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Noun
lightning rod (plural lightning rods)
- A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning
- (figuratively) A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target.
- lightning conductor (British)
- French: paratonnerre
- German: Blitzableiter
- Italian: parafulmine
- Portuguese: para-raios
- Russian: громоотво́д
- Spanish: pararrayos
- Russian: стре́лочник
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