|  arrester 
 
 a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
 • Syn:
 arrester hook
 • Derivationally related forms:
 arrest
 • Hypernyms:
 restraint, constraint
 • Part Holonyms:
 aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier
 
 
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