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
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
a linear measure of 16.5 feet
a gangster's pistol
a square rod of land
