HyperDic: arrester

English > 1 sense of the word arrester:
NOUNartifactarrester, arrester hooka restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
English > arrester: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Synonymarrester hook
Part ofaircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrierA large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
Broaderrestraint, constraintA device that retards something's motion / motion
Catalandescarregador
Verbsarrestcause to stop

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