(arrester)
11arrester gear — noun Shock absorbing transverse cables on an aircraft carrier s deck for the arrester hook of an alighting aircraft to catch on • • • Main Entry: ↑arrest * * * arrester gear or arrester wire, British. arresting gear …
12arrester wire — arrester gear or arrester wire, British. arresting gear …
13arrester hook — noun a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier • Syn: ↑arrester • Derivationally related forms: ↑arrest (for: ↑arrester) • Hypernyms: ↑restraint, ↑ …
14arrester bed — /əˈrɛstə bɛd/ (say uh restuh bed) noun Chiefly WA and SA an area on the side of a road, filled with soft sand and gravel, into which a vehicle can drive if the driver is having difficulty braking: we need a crane to get the truck out of the… …
15arrester — noun see arrest I …
16arrester — n. one who arrests …
17arrester — (also arrestor) noun a device which prevents or stops. ↘a device on an aircraft carrier that slows down aircraft after landing by means of a hook and cable …
18arrester — ar·rest·er …
19arrester — The party who sues out an arrestment …
20arrester — n. (also arrestor) a device, esp. on an aircraft carrier, for slowing an aircraft by means of a hook and cable after landing …