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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protective device for electrical equipment that reduces excessive voltage resulting from lightning to a safe level by grounding the discharge.
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- noun electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
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