lightning arrester

noun

: a device for protecting an electrical apparatus from damage by lightning

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While attending Auburn, then called the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, Hutchison patented a lightning arrester for use on telegraph lines. Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al, 23 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lightning arrester was in 1852

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“Lightning arrester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightning%20arrester. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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lightning arrester

noun
: a device for protecting electrical equipment from damage by lightning
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