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- noun dated A
lightning conductor erected, as in avineyard , for drawing off theelectricity in theatmosphere in order to preventhailstorms .
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French paragrêle
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[Footnote: The paragrandine, or, as it is called in French, the paragrele, is a species of conductor by which it has been hoped to protect the harvests in countries particularly exposed to damage by hail.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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