Search Result for "spike arrester":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current;
[syn: surge suppressor, surge protector, spike suppressor, spike arrester, lightning arrester]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spike arrester n 1: electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: surge suppressor, surge protector, spike suppressor, spike arrester, lightning arrester]