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LIGHTNING ARRESTER

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

• LIGHTNING ARRESTER (noun)

Sense 1

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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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