Search Result for "surge_protector":
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):

surge protector
    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]