| LC control no. | sh 98003376 |
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| LC classification | NK8459.L54 Decorative arts |
| Topical heading | Lightning rods |
| Variant(s) | Air terminals (Lightning rods) Rods, Lightning |
| See also | Lightning conductors |
| Found in | Work cat.: 98143584: Barnes, R. The lightning rod collectibles price guide, 1997. American heritage dict. (lightning rod; rod, def. 1e: a lightning rod) Building design and construction handbook, 1982: p. 3-49 ("The key element in diverting lightning away from a building is an air terminal or lightning rod, a conductor that projects into the air at least 12 in above the roof...Alternatively, a continuous wire conductor or a grid of such conductors may be placed along the highest points of a roof.") Means illus. construction dict. (lightning conductor, lightning rod: a cable or rod built of metal that protects a building from lightning by providing a direct link to ground) Olin, H. Construction: principles, materials & methods, 1990: p. 606-22 ("A lightning protection system includes: (1) air terminals (lightning rods), (2) main conductors, (3) branch conductors, (4) lightning arrestors, and (5) ground connections") Putnam, R. Architectural and building trades dict., 1982 (lightning rod: one of a system of metal rods extending from above the highest point of a building to the ground, thus protecting the building from damage by lightning. Also called lightning conductor.) Putnam, R. Builder's comprehensive dict., 1989 (lightning rod: metal conductor placed on the high point of a building to receive lightning and thus protect the building. The conductor runs to ground.) Random House (lightning rod: a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure...) Stein, J. Construction glossary, 1993 (lightning conductor: conductor designed to carry the current of a lightning discharge from a lightning rod to ground; lightning rod: metallic rod installed on an exposed elevation or roof of a structure...) Traister, J. Illus. dict for building construction, 1993 (air terminal: a metal rod and its brace or footing on the roof of a building for lightning protection) Web. 3 (lightning conductor: a conductor leading from a lightning rod to the ground; lightning rod: a metallic rod set up on a building or mast and connected with the moist earth or ware below to diminish the chances of destructive effect by lightning) |
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