8 sentences with 'discharge'
Example sentences and phrases with the word discharge and other words derived from it.
• « When lightning strikes a tree, the discharge causes the sap to boil instantly, and so violently, that the tree bursts. »
• « The lightning discharge is usually so strong that few who are directly struck by lightning live to tell the tale. But if the electricity runs out in a nearby tree or house, the victim may survive. »
• « Or better yet, get in your car and close the windows. If you are struck by lightning, you will be protected from the discharge, since the current will be conducted to ground by the body of the vehicle. »
• « Emperor Claudius rewarded 25 years of service with citizenship; by the early 2nd century, all Roman auxiliaries were granted citizenship upon discharge. »
• « It was found that there was never any control over the discharge of alkalis, acids, nitrates, phytosanitary products (insecticides, herbicides, phenols, etc.). The list of pollutants would be endless. »
• « Although that first discharge is the strongest, the skunk is capable of throwing half a dozen sparks before interrupting the fray, to accumulate more ammunition in its glands. »