arrester

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Noun arrester has 1 sense

arrester, arrester hook - a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
--₁ is a kind of restraint, constraint
--₁ is a part of aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier
Derived form: verb arrest₄