ALL meanings of lightning rod
light·ning rod
L l - noun lightning rod a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure by providing a direct path to the ground. 1
- noun lightning rod a person or thing that attracts and absorbs powerful and especially negative or hostile feelings, opinions, etc., thereby diverting such feelings from other targets: The unpopular supervisor served as a lightning rod for the criticism that should have been aimed at management. 1
- noun lightning rod electricity conductor 1
- noun lightning rod person: attracts response 1
- countable noun lightning rod A lightning rod is the same as a lightning conductor. 0
- noun lightning rod a tall metal pole placed high on a structure, as a building or tower, and attached to a ground so as to attract lightning and protect the structure from damage 0
- noun lightning rod a person or thing that attracts controversy, strong feelings, etc. and diverts them from some other potential object or target 0
- noun lightning rod A lightning rod is a grounded metallic rod set up on a structure like a building to protect it from lightning. 0