arrester

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arrester
n. one who arrests

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Arrester

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arrester

Noun
1. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
(synonym) arrester hook
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(part-holonym) aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier
(derivation) halt, hold, arrest


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Arrester (der)
nm. arrestor, one that arrests, one that stops

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Arrester
(n.)
The person at whose suit an arrestment is made.
  
 
(n.)
One who arrests.
  

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