HyperDic: arrester_hook

English > 1 sense of the expression arrester hook:
NOUNartifactarrester hook, arrestera restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
English > arrester hook: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Synonymarrester
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

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