| 单词 | lightning conductor |
| 例句 | Unless I got impaled on a tomato cane, like the priest in The Omen who gets spiked by a falling lightning conductor. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It strikes sparks when characters run against their turbulent society, acting like lightning conductors for a culture's stress points. Stefanos Lazaridis obituary 2010-05-16T17:48:00Z Language is a lightning conductor for one's attitude to the state of the world, and the sense that everything is going to hell in a handcart. Globish and its discontents 2010-04-12T11:56:00Z For all the praise House attracted, it was also a lightning conductor for varying degrees of opportunistic political and artistic objection. Rachel Whiteread: a life in art 2013-04-06T08:00:40Z “Dominic is a lightning conductor” who will try to move fast and break things, he said, adding: “Johnson is a swashbuckler, and so is Dominic.” The shadowy strategist behind Boris Johnson’s Brexit push - The Washington Post 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z A culture ministry statement said the citadel’s lightning conductor, which is set apart from the 2,500-year-old marble buildings, was hit. Greece: Acropolis closed for the day after lightning strike 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z On internet chatrooms and in online debates, he is a ubiquitous reference point, a lightning conductor in many contemporary social and intellectual disagreements. Sam Harris, the new atheist with a spiritual side 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z As such, Stone acts as a lightning conductor, channeling the legal peril posed by Mueller deep into the heart of Trump’s inner circle. Roger Stone: a master of the political dirty trick 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z You hear of microphones being hit by lightning; and the scaffolding around the stage is basically a lightning conductor. UB40's Ali Campbell: 'We're still cool' 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Kennedy’s firsthand experience of visceral hunger in America ran as a lightning conductor through his run for the White House. The 'Bobby phenomenon': Netflix doc looks at Robert Kennedy's stellar political rise 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The piece became a lightning conductor for a rancorous national debate about contemporary art. Rachel Whiteread: 'It's my mission to make things more complicated' 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z In general, Shapiro sees Shakespeare in a more benign context as a lightning conductor for American political and economic culture. William Shakespeare: a quintessentially American author 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Wayne Rooney will always be a lightning conductor for debate and conjecture in an England context. Is Rooney world class or a worry? 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z He had only fifteen minutes for his business as lightning conductor. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z We may think of them as two identical lightning conductors, well earthed at the bottom, and supported by non-conducting masts or towers. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z Churches, many with a large proportion of copper and lead on their roofs, as well as bells and lightning conductors, have for years been targeted by thieves. Thieves Defy Death to Tap Metal Price Boom as U.K. Cracks Down 2012-01-06T08:00:42Z Above the middle of the outer tent are three things which look like lightning conductors, but are only our rods, which are always stuck in the ground there when not in use. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z Hence the application and evident advantage of metallic rods, called lightning conductors, attached to buildings and ships. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Therefore I alone and to a degree ... can serve as a lightning conductor of Karma for it. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z At the first coup d'œil, the roofs and chimneys of houses, with all their appurtenances of patent smoke-curers, weathercocks, and lightning conductors; among them domes and spires, showing it a town with several churches. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z As lightning conductor on a roof, it was thought wise to put an egg-shell, out of which a chicken had been hatched on Ascension-day. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z At the first coup d’oeil, the roofs and chimneys of houses, with all their appurtenances of patent smoke-curers, weathercocks, and lightning conductors; among them domes and spires, showing it a town with several churches. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z A lightning conductor should be pointed at top, and extend some feet above the highest part of the edifice, or mast. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z "Hang the landlady," said I, "I feel like a lightning conductor—you've ruined me!" The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z The tower was twice struck by lightning and partly ruined in 1620; it was rebuilt in 1825, and a lightning conductor replaced the cross of the spire. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain Among other benefits that laughter confers on the race, it not infrequently serves as a lightning conductor. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted This mountain served as a lightning conductor to Jala-Jala: it attracted the thunder. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Its ridgepole is marred by three unusually obtrusive "lightning conductors," which could hardly have been more offensive had they been turned into those lath-like crosses which are seen elsewhere. The Cathedrals of Northern France Trust me to have a lightning conductor fer you—with his lamps lit and burning. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure The screw links to tighten the shrouds seldom had to be employed; a copper rope from the truck to a shroud acted as a lightning conductor. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Joel, more than halfway up the lightning conductor, was making good time shinning along. Five Little Peppers at School For the world it is a lightning conductor. The Jewish State Obviously, what he lacked was a lightning conductor. A Son of the Immortals "I have seen houses with lightning conductors struck repeatedly, and I have never known any place to be touched by lightning if the master of the house was under the protection of St. Barbara." The Book of All-Power "They are the lightning conductors of society," said the abb�, with great energy. En Route “Oh, yes, sir—well, and I heard a noise outside, so I bethought me to look, and there was this boy climbing up the lightning conductor.” Five Little Peppers at School Sir—" he turned again to Elmer Wiggins who was apparently the lightning conductor for the Colonel's fourteen years of pent-up injury—"a father has his feelings. Flamsted quarries When some years ago, they were digging a waste-well for the lightning conductor, they discovered an old coffin of stone, broken and filled with earth and bones. Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg She returned with the head of the T.G. mast, a little of the T.G. rigging, and part of the chain of the lightning conductor, but without a single article of provision. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 But the poet, as his fate would have it, struck in, in the capacity of a lightning conductor, and succeeded in turning the wrath of both combatants upon his own devoted head. 'That Very Mab' Joel Pepper was climbing up the lightning conductor, sir. Five Little Peppers at School You all have seen lightning conductors, which prevent tall chimneys and steeples from being struck by storms, so that the lightning runs harmless downward. True Words for Brave Men You could see the lightning conductor over the Pope's apartment! The Eternal City The little cylinder was a lightning conductor to lead away the danger from a vital part. Golden Lads They seldom have an eligible p. 14and satisfactory lightning conductor at hand, somebody to whom they can trust their dear one. The Disentanglers “Well, I think, Mrs. Fox,” he said slowly, “if he's been over that lightning conductor to-night, we won't put him in Coventry.” Five Little Peppers at School I even hope to make some impression on a London fog, discharging from lightning conductors or captive balloons carrying flames, but it is premature to say anything about this matter yet. Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 Just opposite her room, above the roofs, the lightning conductor of the museum was always on fire. His Masterpiece All danger buildings should be protected by a lightning conductor, or covered with barbed wire, as suggested by Professor Sir Oliver J. Lodge, F.R.S., Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise When they see the affections of a son, or a daughter, or a bereaved father beginning to stray towards A., they probably invite B. to come and stay and act as a lightning conductor. The Disentanglers Along a passage they went and away to the back of the club and there the stranger leaned out of a window and fastened the severed wires to the lightning conductor. Tales of Wonder It was like a wooden magnet or a lightning conductor made of silk: it would not take the current. Back to Methuselah The Archdeacon is the lightning conductor; where he is, the leaven of naughtiness passes to the ground, and society is not shocked. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series All the lightning conductors should be periodically tested, to see that they are in working condition, at least every three months, according to Mr Richard Anderson. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise His standpoint seemed to be that landlords were responsible for repairs only to lightning conductors and weathercocks. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919 In the summer of 1921 the steeplejacks employed to test the lightning conductor found that the iron cramps had rusted to such an extent as to split the stonework. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Passing on, one would find the lightning conductor projecting out through the tapestried seat of a Louis Quinze chair. Bullets & Billets A lightning conductor to the top of the balloon might be desirable. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation The exact form of lightning conductor most suitable for explosive works and buildings has not yet been definitely settled. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise Another method of calculating the peak-pressure is through the bending of steel flagpoles, or lightning conductors, away from the explosion. The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki In England, the first lightning conductor upon a church was not put up until 1762, ten years after Franklin's discovery. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom A black aigrette, like a lightning conductor, stood up defiantly in her hair. Love at Second Sight Sometimes the pole would be seen to point straight upward, like a lightning conductor, while the infuriated animals appeared sparring with their fore-legs at an imaginary enemy. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 The author advocates connecting lightning conductors with water or gas pipes, which have an immense surface of contact with the earth. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Gasholders exceeding 280 cubic foot in capacity must be in a detached room or in the open and inaccessible to strangers, and at least 30 feet from other property and with lightning conductors. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power What sort of lightning conductors are you talking about? The Storm "Yes, as my uncle used to say, children are lightning conductors!" Married Many a stroke of judgment is carried off harmlessly by the lightning conductor. Expositions of Holy Scripture Such lightning conductors usually consist of a toothed plate attached to one wire, close to another plate not toothed attached to the other wire. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Here is one of the lightning conductors that preserves the modern world from the wrath of God. England of My Heart : Spring Now, for instance, we've storms so often, and yet we don't put up lightning conductors. The Storm Louisa could not stand it; she must have a lightning conductor; one of the sisters removed into the wing. Married Occasionally, too, one may see hazel twigs placed in the window frames during a heavy shower, and the Tyroleans regard it as an excellent lightning conductor. The Folk-lore of Plants M. Bede insists strongly upon the uselessness of terminating lightning conductors in wells, or even larger pieces of water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 We, luckily, have about ten lightning conductors on the houses and stables, so that we feel safe. A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba Confound the weekly journals and all the other lightning conductors which caused such a man to pass away, and to leave a total output of about five booklets behind him! Through the Magic Door A good lightning conductor should not have a higher electrical resistance than 10 ohms from the point to the ground, including the "earth" contact. The Story of Electricity He writes in October, 1787, to a friend in France, describing his experience with lightning conductors and referring to the work of David Rittenhouse, the celebrated astronomer of Philadelphia. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest A lightning conductor would be very serviceable to us at present. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant Apart from this there is no power, per se, in the Wand itself, any more than there is in a lightning conductor without the electric storm. The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 Except for the lightning conductor, it was 250 years after Gilbert before electricity stepped out of the cabinet of scientific curiosities into the life of the common man.... The World Set Free |
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