paragrele

See also: paragrêle

English

Etymology

French paragrêle

Noun

paragrele (plural paragreles)

1. (dated) A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.

References

• Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Paragrele”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.