NOUN | artifact | arrester, arrester hook | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier |
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Meaning | A restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. | |
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Synonym | arrester hook | |
Part of | aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier | A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
Broader | restraint, constraint | A device that retards something's motion / motion |
Catalan | descarregador | |
Verbs | arrest | cause to stop |
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