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lightning arresters

lightning arresters is the plural of lightning arrester.

Meaning of lightning arrester

Noun

lightning arrester (plural lightning arresters)

  1. A device used on electrical and telecommunications systems to protect the insulation and conductors from the damaging effects of lightning. Typically, it has a high-voltage terminal and a ground terminal. When a surge travels along the power line to the arrester, the current from the surge is diverted through the arrester, in most cases to earth.

Questions about lightning arresters

What is lightning arresters the plural of?
Lightning arresters is the plural of lightning arrester.

Words near lightning arresters in the dictionary

  1. Lightners
  2. lightness
  3. lightnesses
  4. lightning
  5. lightning arrester
  6. lightning arresters
  7. lightning beetle
  8. lightning beetles
  9. lightning bird
  10. lightning birds
  11. lightning bolt

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