LIGHTNING ROD


Meaning of LIGHTNING ROD in English

noun

1. : a metallic rod set up on a building or mast and connected with the moist earth or water below to diminish the chances of destructive effect by lightning

2. : a person or object that serves to divert attack from another

serves as the lightning rod for complaints by our friends and allies abroad — Dorothy Fosdick

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.