ARRESTER

arrester, arrester hook

(noun) a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

arrester (plural arresters)

One who places another under arrest.

A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

Anagrams

• rearrest

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*rest"er, n.

1. One who arrests.

2. (Scots Law)

Definition: The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [Also written arrestor.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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