arrester hook

/əˌrɛstər hʊk/
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Definitions of arrester hook
  1. noun
    a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
    synonyms: arrester
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    type of:
    constraint, restraint
    a device that impede's something's motion
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