parallamps

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) +‎ llamps (“lightning bolts”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˌpa.ɾəˈʎams] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌpa.ɾaˈʎams] === Noun === parallamps m (invariable) lightning rod (a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning) === Further reading === “parallamps”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “parallamps”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “parallamps” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “parallamps”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)