lightning rod

English - Turkish

Definition of lightning rod in English Turkish dictionary: yıldırımlık; paratoner
Bu bina bir paratonere sahip. - This building has a lightning rod.; yıldırımsavar; yıldırım siperi; siperisaika

English - English

Definition of lightning rod in English English dictionary: A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target; A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning; a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another; If you say that someone is a lightning rod for something, you mean that they attract that thing to themselves. He is a lightning rod for controversy; A lightning rod is the same as a lightning conductor; metal device used to divert the electrical current of lighting bolts; someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another; a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning
lightning rods: plural form of lightning rod