rod (rods plural )A rod is a long, thin metal or wooden bar. n-count ...a 15-foot thick roof that was reinforced with steel rods. →
fishing rod →
lightning rod
fishing rod (fishing rods plural ), fishing-rod A fishing rod is a long thin pole which has a line and hook attached to it and which is used for catching fish. n-count
fuel rod (fuel rods plural )Fuel rods are metal tubes containing nuclear fuel. They are used in some nuclear reactors. n-count
hot rod (hot rods plural )A hot rod is a fast car used for racing, especially an old car fitted with a new engine.
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lightning rod (lightning rods plural )
1 n-count A lightning rod is the same as a lightning conductor.
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2 If you say that someone is a lightning rod for something, you mean that they attract that thing to themselves.
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be a lightning rod for sth phrase PHR n
He is a lightning rod for controversy.