arrester

[ uh-res-ter ]

/ əˈrɛs tər /

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noun

Also ar·res·tor. a person or thing that arrests.

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Origin of arrester

First recorded in 1400–50, arrester is from the late Middle English word arester.See arrest, -er¹

Words nearby arrester

arrenotoky, arrest, arrestable, arrestant, arrestee, arrester, arresting, arresting gear, arrestive, arrestment, arrest of judgment

How to use arrester in a sentence

The fault was found in a lightning arrester which one of the operators had neglected in the cable hut.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel
That illustrated by c is made by the method explained under "A Spray Arrester."
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas
It may, however, be made with two internal seals of the class described under "A Spray Arrester."
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas
Sans se destourner et sans s'arrester au bruit des jappereaux qui crient après luy.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman

But there is great danger of setting a fire if an engine is run with wood or straw without the spark arrester.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson

British Dictionary definitions for arrester

arrester

/ (əˈrɛstə) /

noun

a person who arrests

a thing that stops or checks motion, esp a mechanism of wires for slowing aeroplanes as they land on an aircraft carrier

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