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• soft ground arrester — A runway overrun barrier using fine river sand as a retarding material. Such arresters supplement the normal net type of arrester barriers. They may be located along with these arrester barriers or without them …   Aviation dictionary

• ground wire — noun 1. : a wire making a ground connection 2. : the part of a circuit formed by the earth * * * Elect. a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection. [1890 95] * * * ground wire, a wire connecting electric wiring, a… …   Useful english dictionary

• lightning arrester — noun electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current • Syn: ↑surge suppressor, ↑surge protector, ↑spike suppressor, ↑spike arrester • Hypernyms: ↑suppressor, ↑suppresser * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• Flame arrester — A flame arrester being tested …   Wikipedia

• High Voltage Isolation and Ground Potential Rise — This article outlines the principles of High Voltage Isolation (HVI) and Ground Potential Rise (GPR). Most often questions of concern arise to anyone associated with the use of any communication signal (analog or digital) via a metallic or fiber… …   Wikipedia

• Lightning arrester — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lightning arrester — a device for preventing damage to radio, telephonic, or other electric equipment from lightning or other high voltage currents, using spark gaps to carry the current to the ground without passing through the device. Also called arrester. [1855… …   Universalium

• lightning arrester — ☆ lightning arrester n. a device that protects electronic or electrical equipment from lightning by diverting any surges of high voltage electricity caused by atmospheric discharges to a ground …   English World dictionary

• water barrier — A runway overrun barrier using water as a retarding material. Normally, fine river sand is the preferred agent for retardation, and then it is referred to as a soft ground arrester …   Aviation dictionary

• Lightning rod — A lightning rod (USA) or lightning conductor (UK) is a single component in a lightning protection system. In addition to rods placed at regular intervals on the highest portions of a structure, a lightning protection system typically includes a… …   Wikipedia

• Hawker Hurricane — Hurricane Hurricane Mk I (R4118), which fought in the Battle of Britain Role Fighter …   Wikipedia